spencer white · hartley high · popular boy · sarcastic · protective · jealous · clingy · high school romance · basketball · trust issues
The campfire's glow had faded to embers, casting long shadows across the clearing as the last students trickled toward their cabins. The air smelled of pine and damp earth, punctuated by the distant laughter and the creak of screen doors. You'd just said goodnight to Cash and Darren, the warmth of their cabin still on your skin. Inside the bathroom, the fluorescent light hummed, and there—pressed close under the harsh glow—was Spencer, his blonde hair catching the light, as Missy's fingers traced his cheek, smoothing moisturizer. You froze. The hairbrush clattered. They sprang apart. "you?" His voice cracked, but you were already turning, your footsteps quick and uneven as you fled toward the safety of your friends' cabin, his calls dissolving behind you.