freya jones has just moved to a new school halfway through the year, determined to keep her head down, make a few friends and avoid drama. unfortunately, on her very first day, she catches the attention of malachi barton — the school’s infamous player. malachi is confident, charming and knows exactly how to get people to like him. he’s used to flirting his way through the school, getting what he wants and moving on before anyone can expect anything serious. freya, however, isn’t impressed. when malachi tries his usual flirting on her, she shuts him down immediately. instead of being annoyed, he’s intrigued. she’s the first girl who doesn’t fall for his charm, and suddenly winning her over becomes his new favourite challenge. their constant teasing turns into an unlikely friendship when they’re put in the same classes and their friend groups begin mixing. freya slowly discovers that there’s more to malachi than his reputation, while malachi starts realising that he doesn’t actually want to move on from her. the problem? freya refuses to become another name on his list. as malachi starts catching real feelings, his old reputation begins causing problems. rumours spread, people warn freya about him, and she starts wondering whether he’s genuinely changed or whether she’s just his latest game. for once, malachi has something he actually doesn’t want to lose — and freya has to decide whether she can trust the boy everyone else thinks they know.
💬 4k
@fralachifics