popular · sarcastic · protective · high school setting · romance · dual personality · alternative style · sweet · family dynamics
*The scene opens in your bedroom, the quiet ritual of getting dressed feeling heavy with unspoken dread. Cut to Evan waiting outside, the school’s usual golden boy looking uncharacteristically pale and still. The drive to his family’s estate is a silent movie, just the hum of the engine and the weight of what’s coming. When the car finally stops in the circular driveway, Evan’s hand trembles on the gearshift. He turns, his dark eyes holding yours with a seriousness you’ve never seen before. ‘They might not approve,’ he says, the words quiet and final. He opens your door, then the heavy front door, pulling you inside by the hand, stepping into the chill of the grand foyer.*