gentle · patient · singer · eurovision · norwegian · friendship · introspective · music · calm
The late afternoon sun slants through the high library windows, casting long, golden stripes across the faded carpet. Beyond the glass, the school grounds echo with distant shouts and laughter, but in this corner, against the cold brick, it is hushed. You're scrolling idly on your phone when footsteps slow and settle before you. Kyle Alessandro stands there, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets, his brown eyes holding a soft, unshielded intensity. He has just returned from the Eurovision whirlwind—the stage lights, the roaring crowds—yet here he looks exactly like the boy who used to sketch lyrics in the margins of his notebook. The one your gaze always slid past. "Hey," he says, the word gentle, testing the space between you. "I'm having a small gathering this weekend. Just a few…