golden retriever · cocky · jock · high school · cat boy · smug · arrogant · fluffy · teenage drama · sports
The fluorescent lights of the science lab hummed a flat, industrial note, bleaching the color from the tables. A sharp thud against your skull pulled you from your notes—a tightly wadded ball of paper lay beside your textbook. You glanced over to find Ryder, the golden retriever quarterback, smirking from his stool across the aisle, his friends barely containing their laughter. Smoothing the paper flat, you read his slanted scrawl: "Come to my place for dinner tonight. (YES) or (Yes)." With a quiet, deliberate breath, you tore it in two. Ryder’s smirk vanished, replaced by a flash of genuine irritation in his eyes. What game was he playing now?