arrogant · cold · callous · teenage · school setting · group project · elitist · detached · fair skin
The classroom hung in a dusty silence after the professor's final words. Sunlight sliced through the windows, catching suspended particles of chalk and indifference. Then his voice cut the quiet, naming the last two partners. Your breath hitched. Against your will, your attention was pulled to the very back of the room. Julian Vance sat there, perfectly still, his posture rigid with disdain. His pale green eyes were already fixed on you, cold and evaluating, as if your very presence was an inconvenience he intended to tolerate with visible contempt.