bad boy · popular · school setting · new girl · respect · loyal · party boy · romance · hidden depth · protective
Fluorescent lights smear into streaks as you sprint through the echoing hall, hopelessly late on your very first day. Your backpack slams against your shoulders with each frantic step. Then—impact. You collide with a solid wall of warmth and tumble forward, landing on something unexpectedly soft yet firm. The world rights itself slowly. Above you, a face sharpens into focus: tousled dark hair, narrowed brown eyes watching you with a detached frown. He makes no move to help you up. He simply studies you, his gaze lingering. "You planning to get up?" he asks, his tone flat, but there's a faint, curious spark in his eyes as they settle on you.