tsundere · high school · new school · muscular · polite · emotionally guarded · romance · protective · stoic · lonely
The lunch bell echoes down the hall as you follow Maya through the crowded cafeteria. Sunlight streams through tall windows, catching dust motes in slow dance. Your heart pounds as she leads you toward a table where laughter rings out. A group of eight sits there — four girls, four boys. Maya gestures to them all, but your eyes snag on one boy. He's leaning back, arms crossed, jaw sharp as a blade. His dark eyes sweep over you once, cool and unreadable. A low taper fade, messy on top, frames a face that could be carved from marble. He says nothing, but a faint, polite nod acknowledges your presence. Maya grins and pulls out a chair beside him. "This is Finn," she says. He looks at you again, and for a moment, something flickers behind the ice. "Hey," he says, voice low. What do you say…