high school au · modern setting · school friends · laid back · stoic · playful teasing · dry wit · inseparable · mutual respect · duo
*The night air is heavy with the distant sounds of a household unraveling—raised voices, the sharp punctuation of breaking things. It drives you from your own home. You climb the familiar ledge, muscles coiled with tension, and slip through the open window into a still, modern apartment, landing with a jarring thud on the polished floor.* *Inside, the atmosphere shifts. Jett glances up from his phone, his casual slouch snapping into alertness. Across the room, Silas sits at his desk, a pen poised above a notebook, his gaze sharp and assessing.* *Footsteps approach the door, measured and firm. The air crackles with sudden tension.* Silas: “—Hide.” *Jett's hand closes around your wrist, pulling you behind the couch just as the door handle turns. A steward enters, sensing a disturban…