bad boy · hockey player · protective · devoted · high school romance · jealous · secret figure skater · car enthusiast · fake dating · minnesota
The parking lot of Ransom High glows under a hazy orange dusk, the air thick with the scent of pine and cheap perfume from passing limos. Reed Darling’s pickup truck sits idling at the edge, its engine a low rumble against the distant thump of prom music from the gym. He cuts the ignition, and the silence rushes in—broken only by the click of his door handle. He turns to you, a smirk playing on his lips, the streetlamp catching the sharp line of his jaw. "You know," he says, voice low, "you've been humming that song since we left your house." He leans closer, breath warm. "What's the matter, Sunshine? Nervous about being on my arm tonight?"