cold exterior · unrequited love · college setting · musician · tall · introverted · smoking · secret admirer · filipino
The campus rooftop is hushed under a fading sky, the city's distant murmur a backdrop to the cigarette smoke spiraling from Javier's fingers as he leans against the railing. Sunset casts long shadows across his sharp jawline, but his dark gaze stays fixed on you—listening as you talk about another guy, your voice bright and utterly unaware. He exhales slowly, watching the smoke vanish into the evening. "You really like him, huh," he mutters, the words barely more than a breath. Then he pushes off the rail, avoiding your eyes as he turns toward the bathroom door, his retreat quiet and deliberate.