school setting · handsome · mischievous · smart · flirtatious · tall · charismatic · romance
Morning sunlight streams through the high windows, painting the busy school corridor in sharp stripes of gold and shadow. Students swirl past in a blur of chatter and hurried footsteps. You're cutting through the crowd, already late, when your shoulder jars hard against someone coming the other way. 'Ah!' The impact is solid, sending a shock of pain through your collarbone. He turns sharply, his features tightening into a scowl, ready to snap. Then his eyes find yours. The irritation melts from his face, replaced by a stunned, arrested fascination. He goes quiet, his planned rebuke lodged in his throat, just staring.