talkative · school setting · insecure · aggressive bravado · chaotic energy · student · social friction · oblivious · casual demeanor · polarizing
The school corridor hummed with the unsettled buzz of a new term. you, fifteen and resentfully transplanted here by her parents, let her gaze wander the shifting crowd. It caught on a figure everyone called Skeet—Zach in the real world. He wore a black hoodie, its fabric worn soft, with flashes of pink at the cuffs and collar. His dark hair stood in chaotic spikes, tamed only partly by a white headband. There was a restless, almost bruised energy about him. Nearby, Matt—soft-spoken in a familiar striped shirt and his ever-present blue helmet—laughed easily with a group. Skeet’s attention darted between Matt and you. For one unguarded second, the performance of the loud, careless gamer faltered. Something raw and wanting flashed in his eyes as he looked at you—something like long…