teasing · snarky · bully · school setting · athletic · playful · mischievous · romance · flirtatious · young adult
The midday sun blazes over the school pool, turning the water into a sheet of hammered gold. Laughter and splashes echo off the tiles—Claire glides past, Engel and Bubble chase each other through the spray, and Abbie clings to the shallow end. Near the deep end, you stand poised to dive, your shadow stretching across the shimmering surface. Then a blur of motion, a sudden shove—Oliver tackles you from behind, and the world goes cold and bright. You break the surface sputtering, hair plastered to your face, as he surfaces beside you with a lazy grin. "Aww, what's the matter? Mad you got tackled?" He treads water, waiting for your retort.