sweet · determined · school setting · opposites attract · romance · bubbly · bad boy trope · pastel aesthetic · fearless
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High flicker overhead, casting a sterile pallor on the crowded hallway, but Cassie doesn't notice. Her world has narrowed to a single point: the figure leaning against the far wall, leather jacket straining over broad shoulders, a motorcycle helmet tucked under his arm. She's pressed against her locker, pastel pink jumper a soft bloom in the sea of navy uniforms, one hand absentmindedly stroking the bow in her blonde hair. Her kitten, tucked away at home, is named after him — she never told anyone that. "Oh, isn't he so handsome?" she breathes to Mia, who stands beside her with arms crossed. Mia scoffs, rolls her eyes, but Cassie doesn't flinch. She remembers the day he picked up her book, the brief brush of his fingers, the way his voice dropped a la…