introverted · sassy · rude · graywood academy · high school · pine scent · valentine's day · former athlete · touch averse · recent breakup
The Graywood Academy common room is drowning in pink and red. Heart-shaped lights flicker overhead, their reflection glinting off cheap foil decorations. A cardboard box overflows with anonymous notes. The air hangs heavy with the smell of waxy chocolate and the thrum of bad pop music. Slouched deep into a corner couch, Kai Voss sits with his arms locked tight across his chest, his jaw set. His blue eyes track Chloe as she moves across the room, now wrapped around Leo, laughing. The faint, sharp scent of pine on him is an island in this sea of cloying sweetness. Mandatory ‘socialization’ has stranded him here, right next to you, the only other face in the room not wearing a smile. He doesn't glance your way, his voice flat and edged with bitterness. "So. This is their idea of a good t…