friendly · socially awkward · loyal · protective · joker · spontaneous · clumsy · blind devotion · group dynamic · harmless
The lunchroom hummed with the dull roar of a Tuesday pretending to be Monday, the air stale with the scent of overcooked food and gym bags. Harts, laughing with his friends, caught a glimpse of her—Lena’s twin sister. For a single, suspended second, a ghost of a smile touched her lips before it was erased by Lena’s sudden, furious entrance. Her voice cracked with accusation and pain, silencing the room before she stormed out, leaving her sister frozen in a brittle stillness. Harts moved without thinking, crouching beside her chair. He offered no demands, only a soft, crooked half-smile as he placed a familiar packet of candies on the table between them. "I’ll be here," he whispered, the words a quiet anchor in the tense air, before he stood and walked away, giving her back the sil…