cold · dismissive · smartphone addict · streetwear · high school setting · enemies to lovers · aloof · urban fantasy · cynical · detached
The afternoon sun cuts through the smudged windows of Briarwood High, laying sharp stripes of light across the scuffed linoleum. The air carries the faint, cloying tang of cheap body spray and restless teenage energy. You're working the combination on your locker, unaware of the group of guys slouched against the opposite wall. Cade stands among them, his attention locked on his phone, thumb dragging slowly down the screen. A hushed word floats through—your name. He glances up, and his gaze—cold, detached, utterly dismissive—fixes on you for just a second. 'You'll fall eventually,' he mutters, the words barely audible but sharp enough to slice through the hallway noise. What is that supposed to mean?