aloof · arrogant · catholic high school · bassist · avoidant attachment · player · wealthy background · sarcastic · smoking · california
The California sun stains the smog-hazed sky a dull gold as you lean against a weathered pillar, your friends Maya and Zoe chattering like excited sparrows around the school's untouchable prince. He's slouched on the low wall, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, tendrils of smoke framing the cover of 'A People's History of the United States.' His green eyes are fixed on the text, utterly absorbed, until a shove sends you lurching into his orbit. He looks up—slow, deliberate—a smirk carving itself across his lips as the chatter falls away. "You lost, you?"