bad boy · smoker · mean · childhood friends · la setting · leather jacket · brooding · vulnerable · angst · drama
The midday sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, casting long shadows across scuffed linoleum. Dust motes dance in the light as whispers ripple through the rows—a new presence cutting through the usual drone. The air thickens with tension and a faint trace of cigarette smoke. Then a familiar figure fills the doorway, leather jacket creaking with each step. Matteo's eyes find yours across the room, and he doesn't stop until he's standing at your desk, looking down with a smirk that's equal parts homecoming and challenge. "Miss me?"