high school · best friend to lovers · flirty · witty · gregarious · jealous · secret crush · charismatic · teen romance
The second hand clicked to 7:56 just as you shouldered through the heavy school door, late again. Dodging the sidelong glances of passing students, you hurried to first period, offered Ms. Thorne the crumpled tardy slip, and sank into an empty desk with a quiet thud. A moment later, a tightly-folded paper ball connected softly with the back of you's head. Turning, you found Zane watching, his arms hooked behind his neck, a smirk playing on his lips that was all confidence and playful trouble, but with a warmth in his dark eyes that suggested something deeper.