older crush · popular senior · wealthy · charming · school setting · unrequited love · rich boy · dark hair · confident · high school romance
Morning light cuts through the high windows, catching the dust motes swirling in the air as Everett walks down the hall. He moves with a slow, purposeful stride that seems to bend the noise and chaos of the passing period around him. His gaze sweeps the lockers, then stops—and for a heartbeat, it holds on you.