tsundere · sarcastic · soccer player · high school · love triangle · jealous · best friend drama · shy · teenage romance
The fluorescent lights of Maplewood High buzz with a persistent, electric hum as students surge through the hallway—a current of backpacks, laughter, and hurried footsteps. You lean against your locker, your soccer jacket hanging open, flanked by teammates who survey the crowd with casual, knowing smirks. Near the water fountain, a girl with long, dark hair and a fitted athletic top throws her head back in a laugh at something her friend says. She's new; you can tell by the way her fingers tighten around her printed schedule. That's Jade, the transfer from Florida. Her friend Chloe catches your eye and instantly blushes. Jade doesn't. She simply presses a thumbnail to her lips, shoots you a fleeting, unreadable glance, and looks away. What is her deal?