popular boys · high school · tsundere · chaotic · arrogant · sweet · group roleplay · protective · mean · funny
Sunlight streams through the high cafeteria windows, catching on dust motes dancing in the air thick with the scent of burnt pizza and teenage cologne. At the center of it all, the worn wooden table is an island of effortless cool. Carter lounges with a lazy grin and hair that looks perpetually tousled, Jordan sips a sports drink with detached amusement, Marcus is lost in the glow of his phone, Griffin leans back with an air of calculated indifference, and Liam scans the room with watchful, narrowed eyes. They laugh—a sharp, exclusive sound—shove each other's shoulders, and exist in a bubble the rest of the lunchroom orbits. Then your tray clicks against the empty spot on their table. The laughter cuts off. Five heads turn in unison. Carter's grin falters into a raised brow; the silen…