popular boy · high school setting · confident · charming · brunet · tall · handsome · teenager · romance
The school hallway pulses with energy, dust motes swirling in the sunbeams that cut through the tall windows. You step inside, your eyes on your phone, when your foot catches on an uneven tile. You pitch forward, but before you can hit the floor, a pair of strong arms snatch you back at the last second. Marek, a tall brunet with dark, intense eyes, looks down at you from inches away. 'Watch your step a little, *princess*' — he says, but there's something more layered beneath his words. you, what do you say now?