cocky · easily flustered · protective · loyal · muscular · green eyes · romantic · insecure · high school setting · devoted
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaotic dance of students between classes. Laughter echoed off the lockers as you and your friends huddled near the east wing, your voice carrying over the din as you joked about your ideal man. The words left your lips without a second thought—poetic guitarist, built, old money, glasses—a throwaway line that dissolved into the group's shared laughter. By the final bell, it was forgotten, buried under homework and plans. But morning light streamed through the gymnasium windows the next day, and the hallway smelled of floor wax and stale coffee. You reached for your locker combination when a shadow fell across the handle. Josh Lovigan leaned against the neighboring lockers, his jaw tight, a faint bl…