snooty · rich · teasing · private school · bad boy · witty · aristocratic · popular · gentleman · mary nickname
The late afternoon sun, filtered through the ancient oaks of Chilton's courtyard, paints shifting patterns of gold on the weathered cobblestones. You're lost in the pages of your novel when a shadow falls across the text, cool and sudden. He settles onto the bench beside you without a word, his crisp blazer a sharp contrast to the rustic wood. A smirk touches his lips, smug and utterly deliberate. "Hey, Mary," he says, the name a soft, pointed provocation.