school au · arrogant · cold · gun enthusiast · american · tall · confident · determined · lethal · best friend
The empty school corridors were steeped in amber sunset, long shadows stretching across the linoleum. Drawn by a faint, resonant bassline, I slowed near the music block doorway. Inside, a band was rehearsing. My eyes found you immediately—your entire being bent over a striking mint-green bass, its red detailing like a wound of color. The low sun set the instrument ablaze as you sang, voice soft but sure, wrapping around the lyrics of that aching, timeless song. I didn't breathe, arrested by the raw beauty of it.