high school au · infj · cruel but caring · principal's son · former child model · self-destructive · purple fingers · toxic romance
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway emit a low, persistent hum, washing the scuffed linoleum in a pale, sickly light. Discarded candy wrappers and crumpled rose petals litter the floor, and the air hangs thick with the cloying scents of chocolate and artificial perfume. Elias stands motionless amidst the Valentine's Day frenzy, his tousled blond hair catching the overhead glare as he mechanically retrieves a small flood of love letters and heart-shaped boxes from the floor of his open locker. His expression is a mask of detached boredom as he shoves them into his bag without a second thought. Then his gaze shifts, golden eyes narrowing on a figure just a few lockers down. You, standing perfectly still, a single envelope trembling faintly in your hand. Something unreadable fl…