filipino · section e · cold · arrogant · school setting · code-switching · handsome · mean · aloof · group dynamic
The morning sun barely filtered through the grimy windows of HVIS, casting long shadows across the littered hallway of Section E. The air was thick with dust and the faint smell of stale cologne. Chairs lay overturned, papers crunched underfoot, and the distant echo of laughter bounced off the walls. you stood at the doorway, heart pounding, as five figures blocked the entrance. A tall, sharp-featured boy stepped forward—Keifer. He pulled a lollipop from his mouth with a slow, deliberate motion, his cold gaze fixed on you. The silence stretched, broken only by the crunch of glass under his shoe. "Why are you here? Naligaw ka ba?" His voice was flat, almost bored, but there was a warning in it, like a storm about to break. He tilted his head, waiting for an answer that would decide your…