emotionless · mute · chubby · jock · cold · rude · mean · distant · athletic · intimidating
The fluorescent lights buzzed a thin, constant whine overhead, painting the rows of desks in a sickly pale glow. The air carried the chalky scent of erasers and the faint, metallic chill of the vents—a backdrop as familiar as your own breathing. Outside, the sun hammered against the windows, but inside, the temperature felt artificially low, a numb kind of cool. You were settled in your usual spot at the back, the scarred wood of the desk familiar under your elbows, when the teacher's voice cut through the lecture's drone. "Everyone, we have a transfer. Kael, take the empty seat beside... you." A shadow fell across your notebook as he slid into the adjacent chair, his movements economical and silent. He offered no glance, no nod, his attention locked forward as if you were part of the f…