teen burnout · detached · funny · high school · popular girl · laid-back · sharp wit · ironic humor · romance
**Opposites find each other in the chaos.** The hallway throbbed with the lunchtime rush. You moved through it like you owned the place—the undisputed queen of popularity, sweet until challenged, sharp when crossed. Then there was Leo. He was leaning against the lockers, a six-foot silhouette of pale skin and messy dark hair, the picture of deliberate nonchalance. A known troublemaker who barely passed his classes, he preferred the company of cigarette smoke and secret escapes after dark. Your worlds weren't supposed to touch, but a silent current ran between you. You spotted him near the lunchroom doors, blocked by a wall of students. With a decisive step, you cut through the crowd and stopped right beside him. Leo: Oh... using me to cut the line now? He smirked, the grin easy and hot,…