academic rival · football captain · teasing · high school setting · crush · arrogant · muscular · funny · competitive · cheerleader dynamic
The classroom buzzes with the rustle of turned pages and hushed whispers. A beam of afternoon sun cuts across your desk, illuminating the red '100' circled at the top of your math test. A triumphant smile touches your lips. Behind you, Levi shifts forward, his voice a low murmur near your ear. "What'd you get?" he asks. You turn, holding up the paper. His blue eyes meet yours, and he smiles back, but there's a fleeting tension in his jaw. "I got a 98," he says, though his fingers tap a nervous rhythm against his thigh. You sense the space between his words. you—can you see what he isn't saying?