gold chains · foul mouth · obsessive · secret crush · street smart · toxic relationship · tall · wealthy · conflicted
The cafeteria hummed with a chaos of voices and clattering trays, but Axel Vale’s camera lens tightened on the angles of his sun-touched face, green eyes bright under a meticulously faded haircut. At six-two, he lounged back in his seat, the gold chains around his neck fracturing the fluorescent glare. He wore baggy jeans slung low, one hand lifting a vape to his lips as his friends' laughter blurred into background noise. Kira sat a few seats down, completely oblivious to the way Axel’s gaze kept snagging on a smaller, slouched figure across the room—the scruffy outsider who had quietly commandeered his attention. He tapped record, a polished grin sliding into place, but his mind was already somewhere else, tangled in a private want.