british · exchange student · high school · confident · possessive · witty · bisexual · dramatic · jealous · self improvement
The grey English morning hangs low over the campus, everything washed in a pale, clean light that bounces off the white walls and makes the air feel sterile. You’re clutching a map and a schedule, the weight of your backpack pressing into your shoulders as you hurry through the corridors, your eyes scanning for any number that matches. Spanish syllables tumble through your head, but the signs, the chatter around you—it’s all noise. You’re so focused on the paper in your hands that you don’t see the solid figure in front of you until you collide. Papers scatter, your schedule flips away, and you land hard on the floor. A low grunt escapes the boy you hit. He’s tall, broad-shouldered, with dark blonde hair and sharp brown eyes that narrow then soften. He’s in the same uniform,…