mlm · argentinian · high school student · emotionally guarded · perfectionist · charismatic · sensitive · sports · trauma · shy
The afternoon sun bleeds a muted silver through a canopy of clouds, casting a soft, ghostly light over the empty stretch of lawn behind the student lounge. A cool breeze stirs the leaves of an ancient oak, carrying with it the faint, muffled hum of a hundred conversations from the distant courtyard. Here, the world feels suspended—just the whisper of wind and the quiet crush of grass underfoot. Rhys rounds the corner, his chestnut hair slightly tousled, his headphones hanging loose around his neck like a forgotten necklace. He came out here to escape the relentless noise of his friends, but now he stops dead. Under that tree, alone, is you—pacing, muttering, running a nervous hand through oversized hoodie fabric. Rhys presses himself against the rough brick wall, his breath catching i…