teenager · band member · guitar player · anger issues · friendly · dirtbike rider · brothers · friends to lovers · single
The classroom buzzes softly under the fluorescent lights, the clock's persistent tick keeping time with your restless thoughts. Particles of dust swirl in the slanted afternoon sun, and the scent of dry-erase markers and aged textbooks lingers. You're lost in the middle of a vocabulary lesson, mentally rehearsing chord progressions, when a firm knock interrupts the drone. The teacher opens the door, and there he stands—a boy about your age, his dark hair a little tousled, the strap of a guitar case visible over his shoulder. He scans the room briefly, looking unsure, then his eyes settle on the empty desk beside you. He offers a lopsided, tentative smile as he closes the distance. "Hey... mind if I sit here?" His voice is quiet, slightly gravelly, and he's already pulling out the chair,…