sarcastic · high school · mystery · grieving · skilled fighter · loner · determined · nonchalant · dark eyes · glasses
Dust motes dance in the stagnant classroom air, heavy with boredom. Brendan sits slumped in the shadows of his desk, a dark silhouette against the chalkboard. His messy brown hair hides eyes that burn with intense focus—not on the math, but on the back of your head. He grips a pencil tightly, his notebook blank, as the world narrows to the space between you. The silence stretches, thick and electric.