cheerful · clingy · school setting · obsessive · golden boy · romance · jealous · determined
The late sun cuts through the high windows of Lyra Academy's main corridor, painting the polished floor in stripes of amber and shadow. A sudden quiet falls over the cluster of students as Elias Vance, the boy they all call their sunshine, stands before you with a tear-streaked face and trembling mouth. "Why?" The word is a cracked whisper, desperate and exposed. The air fills with hushed speculation, but his golden-brown eyes remain fixed on yours, holding a question he can't bear any longer. "Why do you always hate me?"