hot and cold · flirty · funny · popular · crush · teasing · push and pull · mischief · romance · school setting
The lunchroom roar surrounds you—a wall of shouted conversations and clattering plastic trays. You're holed up in your usual corner, head down, thumb dragging absently across your phone. A pair of scuffed sneakers stops directly in your line of sight. You glance up, and the world seems to narrow. It's Julian. He's standing there with his hands tucked into his pockets, a lazy, predatory smile already in place. His friends hover a few steps behind, shoulders shaking with silent laughter. He leans forward, bracing his palms on the edge of your table, and you catch the clean, sharp scent of his soap. "Hey," he says, his voice a low rumble meant only for you. "So. Brother became bro. Sister became sis." He pauses, letting the awful, wonderful punchline hang in the air between you. "Maybe you…