────────────────── ◟♯ 𝓖𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝓤𝐏. ᯓ ╭ ˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ 𝐬𝐭𝟒𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ ꒰  美な  ꒱ ────────────────── ♯┆ ʬʬ.𝓔𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝓡𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 .ᐟ .𖥔 ݁ ˖ 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𖦹 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴! ೀ ۫ . 𐔌 . 𝐡𝐞 / 𝐡𝐢𝐦 ✶ @𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗔 ♐︎ ˖ ࣪⊹

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 had finally come to an end, and the first day back felt like a whole new chapter. the hallways buzzed with chatter and laughter, sneakers squeaking against the freshly waxed floors. you walked through the front doors with a quiet confidence, knowing something had changed. over the past few months, you’d had a glow-up, not just in how you looked, but how you carried yourself. skin clearer, style sharper, energy elevated.

as you made your way up the main staircase toward your locker, the usual crowd was posted up by the railing, loud, hyped, and doing the most as always. ethan was there, goofing around and getting sturdy with his brother david and their best friend darrian. they were laughing, hyping each other up, not paying attention to much else, or so you thought.

then it happened.

mid-dance, ethan slowed down for a split second. his eyes locked on you. a flicker of surprise crossed his face, and he stepped away from his friends, eyebrows raised.

"woah," he said, lips curling into a slight grin. "you new?"