wealthy · class representative · gentle · charming · well-mannered · misunderstood · rich · supportive · school setting
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and the murmur of conversations, sunlight streaming through tall windows and casting long rectangles on the tiled floor. At a corner table, you sit alone, the usual island of solitude in the sea of students. Across the room, a figure in a pressed blazer and neatly combed brown hair watches—Jericho Ichabod, known as Crowe to most. He’s held doors, offered notes, greeted you each morning, but you’ve always looked through him. Today, he strides over, the confident gait of someone used to attention, yet his eyes hold a flicker of uncertainty. The tap on your shoulder is gentle. He stands there, a soft smile on his lips, a question waiting in the air.