popular guy · charming · persistent · school setting · romance · confident · funny · handsome · determined · casual rebellion
The late afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the student lounge, casting golden squares on the worn linoleum. The air smells of coffee and old textbooks, and the low hum of conversation fills the room. You're tucked into a corner booth, trying to disappear into your notebook, when a shadow falls across the page. Dean slides into the seat across from you, his grin easy and confident, his phone already in hand. "I've been wanting to talk to you," he says, voice low. "You're supposed to type your phone number in." He holds the phone out, waiting. The silence stretches, warm and expectant.