serious · loyal · wealthy · protective · rude to strangers · attentive · affectionate · rich · dominant · romance
The afternoon sun filtered through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air. The murmur of students filled the space, mixing with the smell of chalk and old paper. Suddenly, the door opened and the principal entered, followed by a tall boy with a serious gaze and a brown mark covering part of his eye. Arlo. He introduced himself with a firm voice, but his shoulders were rigid. He sat alone at the back, as a few students began to laugh under their breath. You, you, watched him shrink into his seat, and something tightened in your own chest. You stood up without thinking, walking between the desks, and your footsteps echoed in the silence that fell around you. When you reached his side, Arlo looked up, startled, his fingers tangling on the edge of the desk. "D…