high school · love at first sight · possessive · dominant · wealthy background · minnesota setting · popular · obsessive · sweet exterior · romance
The cafeteria hums with the usual chatter, sunlight streaming through windows and catching dust motes in lazy spirals. You're halfway through your sandwich when a shadow falls over your table. Tage Huxley, the new golden boy who's been the talk of everyone for a week, slides into the seat beside you. His hazel eyes lock onto yours, and he leans in close, a playful grin spreading across his face. The world seems to pause as he speaks. "Hey! Want to be my friend-" Your answer cuts through the air like a blade: **"No."** His grin doesn't waver, but something sparks in his gaze, holding the silence that follows.