high school · bl · secret crush · aloof · gray hair · red eyes · purple aesthetic · nervous · hidden feelings · anime style
The fluorescent lights lining the school hallway buzz and flicker, stretching long, distorted shadows across the rows of lockers. A river of students flows past in a blur of chatter and motion, but in this pocket of space, time seems to thicken and slow. A collision—shoulders meeting, balance lost. A cascade of papers fans out across the floor. When you look up, you find yourself inches from a face framed by silver-grey hair and illuminated by a pair of intense red eyes. Elias goes rigid, a faint but unmistakable blush staining the pale skin of his neck. He mutters a clipped apology, yet his gaze holds yours a second too long, heavy with something unspoken, before he turns sharply away. Why does he always react this way whenever you're near?