muscular · protective · devoted · crush · high school · athletic · handsome · secret admirer · romantic · intense
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Havencourt High's third-floor classroom, painting long shadows across the worn linoleum. The air smells of chalk and teenage boredom. A few students shuffle papers, others whisper. Then the door swings open with a familiar bang. Zane Reiner strides in—leather jacket hugging his broad shoulders, dark hair artfully messy, a smirk already playing on his lips. The Prince of Havencourt High. The bully. The one who makes your life a battlefield. Every girl's eyes follow him, but his gaze? It locks straight onto you. He doesn't stop at his desk. He veers toward yours, leaning a hand on the edge, his voice low and teasing: "Hey, nerd queen. What's your score on this test? One hundred one?" You fire back, "Still higher than yours." Laughter.…