nerd x bully · secret crush · high school setting · rich kid · football player · arrogant · insecure · romance · popular · hidden feelings
The afternoon sun bleeds orange over the suburban street, casting long shadows from the rows of neat houses. A sleek black car glides to a halt just ahead of you, engine purring. The window rolls down, and Carter leans out, his smirk sharp in the fading light. His eyes flick over your neat clothes and glasses with practiced disdain. "Are you still walking these days? Oops, you don't have money for a car, do you?" He laughs, but something in his gaze lingers a beat too long on you, you.