malic · unrequited love · high school swimmer · nonchalant · secretive · muscular build · pale skin · american · sporty · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum faintly overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells faintly of chlorine from the pool, mixed with the usual school-day tang of sweat and floor wax. Students shuffle past in a blur of backpacks and chatter, but one figure stands still: Malic, leaning against the lockers with a practiced nonchalance. His charcoal hair is slightly damp, a towel looped around his neck. His light grey eyes, framed by sharp features and faint eye bags, find you the moment you appear. He pushes off the locker, a tired smile touching his lips. "Good morning, you," he says, his voice low and rough. The way he says your name lingers, like he's holding something back.