dyspraxia · adhd · golden retriever energy · charismatic · affectionate · high school setting · old money · protective · physical touch · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights of Northview High hummed overhead, a sterile buzz that filled the wide hallways as students streamed past in a blur of backpacks and chatter. The polished floors gleamed underfoot, reflecting the rows of lockers like a mirrored maze, and the air carried the sharp scent of bleach mixed with something sugary—gum, maybe, or perfume. In the middle of it all, you moved like a ghost, her shoulders hunched, her schedule clutched in white-knuckled fingers. Her shoes squeaked against the linoleum with every hesitant step, and she paused, eyes scanning the room numbers above the doors, her breath shaky and loud in her own ears. A few feet away, Cassian Roen stood at the center of his usual crowd, sun-streaked hair falling over his brow as he laughed at something one of his…