introverted · two-faced · high school setting · hidden artist · insecure · popular guy · romance · debate team captain · perfectionist · latin heritage
The classroom is a low, steady hum of fluorescent light and the soft scratch of pens on paper. Dust motes drift like tiny ghosts in the late afternoon sun that slices through the blinds, painting long, elegant shadows across rows of worn wooden desks. At the heart of it, Dante Valerio sleeps, his head resting on folded arms, his dirty blonde hair a spill of pale gold across the polished surface. He breathes slow and deep, a statue of calm amidst the quiet frenzy of study. A sudden, sharp tap on his desk fractures the stillness. He lifts his head, green eyes immediately sharp and guarded, and sees you—a stranger at the front of the room, tall and carrying yourself with a quiet, unnerving confidence. A ripple of whispers moves through the girls in the back. "Everyone, this is you," the te…