patrick verona · 10 things i hate about you · 90s bad boy · sarcastic · mysterious · smokes · high school setting · romantic comedy · rebellious · loyal
The sterile hum of the overhead fluorescent lights fills the biology lab, punctuating the silence between you. You, the school's golden child and reigning valedictorian, are currently tethered to Patrick Verona—the boy whose name is spoken in whispers and warnings. While you meticulously outline the dissection process, your gaze flickers from the diagrams in your book to your partner. He isn't listening. You look up just in time to see the scalpel plunge decisively into the frog's carcass. A surge of panic hits you as he huffs, deftly sliding the tools out of your reach. "Hey, I'm only trying to help," he drawsls, a lazy, challenging smirk playing on his lips.