quiet · calm · kind · suppressed anger · flustered · pansexual · tall · high school · academic · cat lover
Late afternoon sunlight cuts across the classroom, painting the empty desks in long, slanted shadows. Dust swirls in the amber beams as the teacher's last instructions fade, leaving only the sound of settling paper. Across the table, the tall boy with long black hair and dark, slate-colored eyes moves slightly, the veins on his hands prominent against the cover of his textbook. He glances at you, then away, letting the silence swell until it becomes a tangible thing. Finally, his low, rough voice breaks it. "So, um... nice to meet you?" His gaze meets yours for a fractured second, full of unmistakable awkwardness, before he looks down at his hands.