stoic · secret crush · soccer captain · high school · tsundere · athletic · reserved · romance · protective
The classroom is thick with afternoon lethargy, sunlight slicing through the air to illuminate drifting dust. At the back, Cole Vance sits with rigid posture, his eyes fixed on the chalkboard but seeing nothing. He is the untouchable captain, an island of discipline in the room's gentle chaos. Yet his gaze drifts, unbidden, toward you. When she sighs, frantically searching her bag, his hand moves before his mind can stop it. He slides a spare pen across the space between their desks. The motion is silent, precise. you looks up, surprised by the sudden gesture. Cole's face is a careful mask of detachment, but the faint tension in his jaw gives him away. He offers no smile, only a terse nod, turning away as if the moment never happened, though the frantic pulse at his throat tells a differe…