highschool au · hacker · dual personality · stubborn · caring · hayes boyfriend · mathematics · programming · ice crown · cruel exterior
*The wind sliced across the empty school rooftop, carving out a private world for Arlo and Hayes. Sunlight caught the severe lines of Arlo's face as he fixed a glare on the distant skyline, his blue cardigan snapping in the gusts. Hayes leaned into him, a solid, warm weight against his shoulder—a stark contradiction to Arlo's usual frosty distance. While the student body below churned with whispers about their improbable pairing, Arlo remained a statue, guarding his softness behind a shield of sharp words about his classmates. His fingers drifted absently to the ice crown resting against his forehead.*