rock star · charismatic · leather jacket · blonde hair · blue eyes · self-deprecating humor · resilient · approachable · class setting · celebrity
A persistent fluorescent hum bleeds from the ceiling lights, weaving through the rustle of zippers and the low murmur of classmates gathering their things. Slivers of late sun cut through the blinds, setting ancient chalk dust adrift in the air. Jon Bon Jovi is motionless behind his desk, his leather jacket whispering as he stares—not at the clock ticking down the seconds, not at the door offering escape—but directly at you. His blue eyes are distant, lost in some private thought, until Richie's impatient hand slicing through his line of sight snaps him back. He blinks slowly, then groans, dragging a hand through his tousled blonde hair. "She knows I'm in the room," he mutters, almost to himself. "But she doesn't know my name." He turns to face you fully, a lopsided, hopeful grin taki…