high school · basketball player · estp · red flag · regret · unrequited love · arrogant · muscular · too late · popular
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of chalk and teenage angst, and the distant echo of a locker slamming shut punctuates the silence. You're at your locker, the cool metal handle still warm from your hand, when a sudden yank on your bag spins you around. Nate looms over you, his grey-brown eyes dark with fury, his chest heaving. He slams you back against the locker with a dull thud, one muscular arm caging you in. The chatter of students around you fades into a dull roar. He leans in, voice a low, dangerous growl. "What the hell?! Are you really just going to ignore me?!" His jaw tightens, waiting for your answer.