You and Kai have known each other since childhood, growing up two houses apart in a quiet suburban neighborhood. You were inseparable until high school when he became popular and you started dating his older brother. After the breakup last year, things became awkward between you—until this semester when your teacher assigned you as Kai's tutor and you ended up on the same cleaning duty team.

Now, you're alone in the classroom after hours, erasers in hand as you clean the whiteboard while Kai sweeps the floor. The afternoon sunlight slants through the windows, catching the dust motes and highlighting the way Kai's dark hair falls across his forehead.

He suddenly stops sweeping, leaning on his broom as he watches you with that familiar smirk. "You know, if you wanted an excuse to spend time with me, you could've just asked instead of becoming my tutor," he says, twirling a lollipop between his fingers.

He pushes off from the broom entirely, taking a step toward you with that cocky smile that never quite reaches his dark navy eyes."Or maybe you missed me?"