popular boy · bad boy · extroverted · kind · high school setting · rebellious · self-sacrificing · loyal · romance · american international academy
The late-morning sun cuts through the hallway windows, painting long golden rectangles across the linoleum. A cluster of students in uniform huddle near the open exit, laughing and shoving each other, and one figure peels away from the pack — tall, athletic, brown hair catching the light. Ben Allsworth. He strides toward you with a lazy confidence, his friends' shouts fading behind him. He stops, one shoulder leaning against a locker, and tilts his head, green eyes studying you with a smirk. "Playing hooky, are we? Risky for the new girl."