softspoken · romantic · wealthy · soccer player · australian accent · loyal · gentleman · mixed heritage · animal lover · intelligent
The final bell echoes through the empty hallways, a hollow sound that bounces off the lockers and fades into the quiet hum of the fluorescent lights. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon sun streaming through the high windows, and the air smells like old paper and floor wax. You're the last one in the classroom, hands trembling slightly as you zip your backpack, the weight of your secret pressing against your ribs. The poem is gone now—delivered, discovered. You didn't expect him to find you so fast. Footsteps. A shadow falls across your desk. Jake Sim stands in the doorway, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes your breath catch. His tie is loosened, his school blazer slung over one shoulder, and there's a soft flush on his cheeks from running. He crosses the roo…