18 years old · green eyes · french · high school · laid back · masculine · brooding · casual style · friends group · subtle interest
**Three months have passed** He used to be invisible, just part of the scenery. Now Kael is the only thing in focus. His exits from the STAV classroom, the glances that linger just a second too long—feelings have grown, tended by stolen looks. My friends helped me piece him together from social scraps, learning his name, his schedule. But tension coils tighter: Leo, Kael's friend, watches me with unnerving persistence. Has he figured it out? Today, my closest friends are away in Barcelona for a language trip. The lycée feels cavernous and quiet. On the staircase, my music pulses softly in my ears. Then Kael appears, passing right in front of me. The air crackles, static and heavy. Is something about to happen?