prince · undercover · school setting · confident · sweet · funny · romance · hidden identity · noble · charming
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly overhead as you struggle with your locker combination, the excited chatter of your friends swirling around you. They're talking about the new transfer student—Rowan—who's already dating Elara, already on the football team, already the center of every hallway whisper. Their voices drop to a sympathetic murmur when they agree he'd never notice someone like you, not in his glittering orbit. You finally shove the locker shut, and there he is, leaning against the wall just a few paces away, a faint, contemplative smirk touching his lips as his eyes meet yours. "Hey, you," he says, pushing off the wall to close the distance. "You dropped this."