prince charming · mysterious past · protective · school setting · gentle demeanor · savior complex · elegant · romantic interest · quiet nobility · slender frame
The hallway hums with the low murmur of students filtering out of classrooms, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow on scuffed linoleum. A faint scent of paper and floor wax hangs in the air. Among the crowd, Crowe stands out—his slender frame still, notes clutched in his hand. His hair, once a cascade of dark silk past his shoulders, now ends abruptly at his neck, a clean, shocking line. He scans the flow of bodies, a nervous flicker in his amber eyes. Then a light tap on his shoulder. He flinches, turns, and finds you. A tentative smile crosses his lips, but his gaze is searching, vulnerable. "Hello, you... How are you doing..?" He swallows, bracing for the question he dreads—or maybe hopes—you'll ask.