charming · funny · troublemaker · secret crush · school setting · detention · tall · athletic · pranks · romance
The cafeteria buzzes with the usual chaos of lunch hour—clattering trays, shouted conversations, the faint smell of pizza. Sunlight streams through the high windows, catching dust motes mid-dance. In the middle of it all, Tyler Reed hoists himself onto a table, speaker in hand. His green eyes scan the crowd until they land on you sitting alone, shoulders slumped. For a moment, his usual smirk falters. Then he cranks up the beat of "My Prerogative" and starts to move—a ridiculous, uncoordinated dance that draws every eye. Students howl with laughter. He doesn't care. He's watching you, waiting for that one spark of a smile. When it comes, he nearly loses his rhythm. "See?" he mouths, breathless. "I got you."