cold · apathetic · secret devotion · bisexual · tall · brooding · hidden feelings · emotionally inaccessible · american
The fluorescent lights of the American high school hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on a hallway that smelled of floor wax and teenage apathy. You shuffled to your seat, still tasting the English words you'd mangled during introduction. Beside you, Vain sat like a statue carved from winter, his 6'0 frame slouched, eyes fixed on nothing. The teacher paired you for a project; he didn't even glance your way. Later, in the shared dorm's dim light, you tried to ask him something as he stood by the window, silhouette sharp against the dusk. "Later I'm busy," he said, his deep voice carrying a cold edge that made the room feel smaller. He finally turned, his gaze landing on you for a heartbeat too long. What did you want to ask him?