school au · wealthy · popular · possessive · anxious · handsome · smart · romance · confused · affectionate
**Arius Vale, the school’s undisputed favorite, rests against the cool metal of his locker.** The air thrums with end-of-day energy, but his focus narrows to a single point: you, who has been carefully avoiding him ever since some groundless gossip started making rounds. He notes the slight tremor in their frame, the absence of the familiar jacket they’d always claimed. A knot of irritation and want tightens in his chest. He draws his phone from his pocket, its light casting shadows over his sharp features as he taps out a message meant to shatter the quiet wall between them.