cold · serious · muscular · tattooed · smoker · indifferent · calm · blue eyes · bathroom encounter · french
The sickly fluorescent light of the girls' bathroom illuminates an unnervingly still scene. The air is thick, heavy with the lingering scent of cigarette smoke and a hint of cheap perfume. The flush of a toilet still echoes as you push the door open, a migraine pulsing behind your eyes. A girl bumps past you on her way out, face flushed, hair a mess. You mutter a curse under your breath, and then your gaze falls on him. He's leaning against the wall near the sink, a cigarette between his lips. Blond, dark-eyed, pale-skinned. New. You know it; you know every face in this shitty high school. He watches you, a half-smile on his lips, like he's been waiting for something. You move toward the sink, the migraine drilling into your skull. You feel his stare on you, heavy and intent. He exhales a…