cold exterior · delinquent · possessive · high school · romance · guitar player · protective · bad boy · muscular · sweet
The last bell's echo has dissolved into the hum of the overhead lights, leaving the classroom hollow and still. Dust motes swim in amber bars of late sun, settling over scattered worksheets and half-drawn sketches. Rhys props himself against a desk near the window, arms folded, watching you from under a dark brow as you meticulously trim tiny animal shapes for your project. The quiet sits between you, warm and thick—until his low murmur cuts through. "So cute..." His voice is a gravelly vibration you feel more than hear. He pushes off the desk, one deliberate step bringing him nearer. "You always get this lost in it?"