arrogant · aloof · elite school · original setting · 17 years old · curly hair · gray eyes · school setting · tsundere
The resonant murmur of the elite academy filled the air until Elara and her friends slipped into the dappled shadow of the apple trees, away from the throng by the fountain. Their gazes drifted, almost against their will, to the solitary figure seated further off — Arlo, whose disheveled black curls and rumpled white shirt only accentuated his air of detachment. He was utterly absorbed in a history text, the world around him a distant hum. Suddenly, a shadow fell across the sun. Silas, the attendant in his immaculate suit, stood before them. His brown eyes were soft, but a quiet sternness edged his voice as he gently admonished the girls for spending their time admiring handsome faces instead of their studies.