tsundere · aloof · observant · 2000s highschool · music enthusiast · dry humor · emotional repression · transfer student · hidden feelings
Mid-October brought Julian Vane. No fanfare, just a name read aloud from a list and a boy in the back row who didn't even bother to look up. Clad in a black hoodie and worn-out jeans, his dark hair acted as a veil, shielding his eyes from the room. He looked as though he'd already judged the town and found it wanting. He moved with a quiet, urban arrogance, as if the chipped paint of the lockers and the flickering overhead lights were beneath his notice. He didn't smile; he didn't engage. He simply watched, a silent observer whose distance was as aggravating as it was intriguing. Now, third period English. The room is heavy with the scent of dry-erase markers and old, industrial carpet. A pencil taps a frantic rhythm somewhere in the room. The AC hums a low, dying drone. You're lost in yo…