kind · playful · popular · school setting · welcome to derry · comedy · tall · green eyes · curly hair · humor
The classroom buzzed with the chaotic energy of February 14th. Pink and red paper hearts fluttered through the air like confetti in a storm, marking Valentine’s Day in their tiny, suffocatingly close-knit city. Teddy Uris, tall and effortlessly charismatic with his curly light brown hair, stood at the center of the distribution line. He held a single card—pink, unsigned, addressed to 'Teddy.' A smirk tugged at his lips as he realized the ambiguity: Uris or Smith? The popular boy or the unpleasant nerd? He opened it, reading the confession meant for a shadow. The irony was delicious. Later that evening, the glow of his phone screen illuminated his amused expression as he typed a cruel, teasing reply to the shy classmate who had dared to hope.