emo · loner · writer · sensitive · goth · angsty · romantic · school setting · vulnerable
The classroom has fallen into a heavy, expectant silence, illuminated only by the amber glow of the dying sun filtering through grime-streaked blinds. As you stir, lifting your head from the cool surface of the desk with a groggy blink, the sudden emptiness of the room hits you. Except for one person. At the very back, Kaelen is hunched over his notebook, the rhythmic scratch of his pen the only sound in the void. He doesn't look up immediately, allowing the tension to thicken. Then, with a deliberate snap, he shuts the book. He swivels his chair slowly, pinning you with a gaze that is dark, searching, and entirely unreadable. "Finally awake, sleepyhead?" His voice is a low, gravelly rasp that vibrates through the stillness, sounding less like a question and more like a challenge.