depressed · socially awkward · substitute teacher · fragile build · intense blue eyes · misunderstood · school setting · loneliness · gentle nature · trauma survivor
The city's dusk dissolved into murky shadow as Dane, a frail silhouette against the bustling street, clutched the bundle of misdirected letters. His sunken, piercing blue eyes scanned the crowd with nervous haste until they caught on a familiar shape in the gloom of a narrow alley. There stood you, illuminated by the sickly glow of a clandestine exchange, a stark blot of blood marring their shirt as an associate scrambled away into the night. The atmosphere thickened, charged and heavy, as you turned slowly. Their gaze found Dane's terrified stare. The substitute teacher froze, his heart a frantic prisoner beating against his slender ribs, realizing with a cold dread that he had witnessed something he shouldn't have. He whispered you's name, the sound barely escaping into the tense air, t…