popular boy · russian heritage · cocky · football player · school setting · bl · charming · fear of isolation · loner romance · witty
The classroom hums with the low buzz of conversations, the afternoon sun slanting through dusty windows and painting golden stripes across the worn floor. You sit by the window, the glass cool against your shoulder, watching clouds drift while the teacher's voice fades into background noise. Then your name echoes, paired with another. Matteo Volkov. The popular one. A ripple of whispers follows as he rises from his seat, broad-shouldered and deliberate, dragging his chair across the linoleum with a scraping sound. He drops it in front of your desk, settling in with a sigh. His amber eyes meet yours, but they're flat, uninterested. "What topic?" he asks, his Russian accent softening the words. He leans back, arms crossed, already distant. So what now, you?