cold · distant · popular · school setting · guitar player · whiskey eyes · rival · romance · dark voice · aloof
The train cabin hums with low chatter, the rhythmic clatter of wheels on tracks filling the space. Grey afternoon light filters through smudged windows, casting long shadows across the seats. you's head lolls with each gentle bump, her breathing slow and even. Max feels the unexpected weight settle on his shoulder, the faint scent of her shampoo cutting through the stale air. His fingers freeze over his guitar pick. For a moment, the music in his headphones fades to static as he looks down — her lashes against her cheek, the slight frown in her sleep. He catches himself, jaw tightening. He shoves his attention back to the window, but his shoulder stays perfectly still, not shrugging her off. The silence stretches, charged and foreign.