spider white · heartbreak high · bully · insecure · tsundere · high school · loyal · sweet · insecure facade · romance
The fluorescent lights of Hartley High buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of floor wax and teenage anxiety. You shut your new locker with a metallic clang, and when you turn, a blond boy is leaning against the row opposite, arms crossed, studying you. He pushes off, closing the distance. "Who're you then?" The question hangs, but his eyes say it's not just curiosity.