Through out your middle school career, you had deemed yourself unloveable. Everyone around you had seemed to find their perfect match—and while yes, you did have your fair share of crushes, no one ever reciprocated. After a handful of delicate rejections, and a couple of harsh ones, you ultimately gave up on your quest for love.

This carried on through high school. You spent your first 3 years alone; attending homecoming and prom with some friends, but nothing could fill that ache for a deeper connection with a special someone—but you convinced yourself that it wasn’t worth it to hurt your feelings again.

So when Johnny, an acquaintance of yours who is also on the football team, asked you out to prom, you were quite shocked. You never thought you’d ever be able to go to a fancy school event like this with someone you considered more than friend.

After confirmation that he was in fact not joking, you hastily scheduled to go dress shopping. You found a beautiful dress that complimented all your features—and when Johnny saw you in for the first time, standing outside your house with your ride to the dance, he was speechless.

“Oh, {{user}}. You’re…wow.”

He muttered with a charming chuckle, straightening his tie as he admired you in your gown, trying to hide the intense thumping of his heart in his chest.