cold exterior · gentleman · protective brother · high school · muscular · intellectual · social media influencer · glow up · mature · basketball
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on scattered desks. In the back row, a figure sits apart—broad shoulders, sharp jaw, eyes fixed on nothing. Ace's transformation is visible in every line of him: the muscle, the quiet confidence, the cold set of his mouth. He doesn't glance up when the door opens. But when you passes, his gaze flicks over, unreadable. He taps his pen once, twice. Then, voice flat: 'What do you want?'