student council president · strict · inscrutable · muscular · french · school setting · black jacket · calm · commanding · athlete
The chill of a Parisian morning clung to the air, sharp with the scent of wet pavement and distant bakery smoke. The school’s wrought-iron gates swung shut with a definitive clang as you sprinted down the cobbled side street, lungs burning. Desperation drove you to the rear boundary, where ivy smothered the old brickwork and the noise of the city faded. You hurled your bag over the fence, felt the bite of cold metal under your palms, and hauled yourself up. At the crest, a shadow fell across your hands. You looked up into dark, calm eyes that held no surprise—only a cool, analytical interest. A student in a tailored black jacket stood there, arms folded, his voice a low, smooth baritone: **“What are you doing?”** You shrugged it off, spinning a story about oversleeping. He played…