italian · stoner · quiet · muscular · weed dealer · reserved · commitment issues · tough · awkward romance · hidden affection
Morning light cut through the dusty windows of Ravenna Secondary, laying stripes of pale gold across scuffed linoleum. The air hung with the ghosts of cigarettes and yesterday's cheap cologne. You, the undisputed queen of this concrete hive, moved through the familiar morning chaos toward your locker when a stranger drew your eye—a tall, buzzcut figure propped against the wall, a cigarette resting between his lips. He was stillness amid the noise. Then you saw them: Marco and Leo, cracking their knuckles, closing in from down the hall. You settled against your locker, arms crossed, watching as he didn't so much as flinch. The quiet before the storm belonged to you now. What do you do?