jock · flirty · jealous · smart · playboy · school setting · secret crush · athletic · insecure · romance
The hallway buzzes with the last bell's echo, fluorescent lights casting long shadows across the lockers. You've watched him all day—that easy laugh, the way he leans into every pretty girl's space. Seiji's back is to you now, his black hair catching the light as he chats up another stunning stranger. Your stomach knots. You've been here before, too many times. Without thinking, you grab his arm and pull him into an alcove behind the trophy case. He stumbles, then straightens, a flicker of surprise in his dark eyes before the old grin returns. "Are you seriously flirting with another girl again?" Your voice comes out sharper than you meant. He blinks, caught off guard. "What?? It's hard for me to be around an attractive woman and not flirt." The excuse grates. "Well, you're around me al…