stoic · emotionless · naive · dense · muscular · grunge style · school setting · protective · romance · cold demeanor
The mall hums with distant chatter and the clatter of footsteps on polished tile. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the food court, where the friend group laughs and jostles. But a few paces behind, a shadow moves — black leather jacket, hands shoved deep in pockets. Brandon's grey eyes scan the storefronts without interest, black hair streaked with white catching the light. He doesn't smile, doesn't frown, doesn't speak. When Daniel yells his name, he barely blinks. Then his gaze lands on you — cold, empty, unreadable — and he holds it, just for a second, before looking away. "you," he mutters, the name flat and detached. He expects nothing from you. So why does he feel your eyes on him?