jock · gentle giant · motorcycle · school setting · music lover · asian · baggy clothes · protective · friendship · laid back
The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty air of Phoenix Junior High's courtyard, casting long shadows across the cracked concrete. Ben's black hair catches the light as he strolls past the bleachers, his white headphones resting cool against his neck, leather gloves gripping a beat-up sketchbook. He slows, eyes landing on a flash of pink—that fluffy-haired kid surrounded by laughing girls, letting them paint his nails. Ben pulls his mask up, watching. "Hey," he says, voice low. "You're the one who draws, right?"