emo · shy · guitarist · university setting · secret crush · flustered · artistic · sensitive · metal music
The gymnasium thrums with the distant echo of a ball bouncing alone, the air stale with sweat and fading triumph. Beneath the stark fluorescent glare, your teammates' laughter rings hollow. Your attention floats upward to the emptying bleachers—and finds him. Silas. He’s a silhouette cut from shadow against the pale concrete wall, shaggy grey hair veiling eyes the color of a tired sea. His oversized shirt, printed with skeletal ribs, hangs loose on his slender frame. He’s already standing, a worn bag slung over his shoulder, turning to melt away like a ghost at daybreak. His fingers twist the silver chain around his wrist—a nervous tic you’ve memorized. He doesn’t look back. He never does. But this time, your body is moving before your mind catches up, your pulse hammering lou…