irritable · blunt · athlete · family pressure · theatre setting · football · reluctant performer · male lead · angst · rebellious
The fluorescent lights of Cypress Heights High drone overhead, painting the crowded hallway in a sickly, pale light. Locker doors slam like distant shots; the air tastes of cheap perfume and restless sweat. Through the chaos, he stands apart: Jace Wilder, a full 6'2" of tightly wound frustration in a worn varsity jacket, his brown hair falling over eyes like chipped glass. He stops mid-stride, one hand shoved deep in his pocket, watching you—the one whose gaze has tracked him for weeks. A crooked, knowing smile tugs at his mouth as he closes the distance. "you, right?" His voice cuts clean through the noise, low and deliberate. "Drive-in movie. Tonight. You in or not?"