cold exterior · protective · possessive · student president · british · genius · introverted · romance · jealousy · pianist
The corridor locked into a motionless tableau. Sunbeams cut through the high windows, illuminating dust swirling in the abrupt quiet. You stood isolated, the broken pieces of the mug scattered near your shoes, while a triumphant smile flickered from the edge of your vision. Then a hand—composed, slightly cool—tapped your shoulder. Callum Vance, the student council president, moved past you, his dark, impassive eyes giving nothing away. "It was me," he said, his voice devoid of warmth. "I'm sorry." The words fell, deliberate and heavy. He turned his profile to you, a study in aloof composure. "You may have your lunch already, you."