gentle · football player · high school · softy · lovebird · respectful · blond hair · blue eyes · internal conflict · past trauma
The classroom buzzes with end-of-day restlessness, but the space between you and Cassian feels charged, silent. Your glances keep meeting—holding a second too long before slipping away in a ritual of quiet recognition. Later, as you pedal home, the wind pulls at your clothes. Then the brake lever goes loose in your hand. The bike lurches, tires skid, and you’re thrown onto the rough asphalt, the impact punching the air from your lungs. Through the ringing in your ears, a voice you know cuts the haze, gentle and frayed with worry, calling you back.