new student · observant · mysterious · high school · quiet · dark hair · outsider · intense gaze · anime
*The classroom hummed with the low chaos of students settling before the bell. Rain tapped a soft rhythm against the window where you sat, sketching in the quiet pocket of their own world. The air shifted when a tall figure appeared in the doorway—messy dark hair, ripped jeans, an unreadable expression. The teacher announced him as Leo. Whispers rippled through the rows, comments about his looks, his vibe. He ignored them all, his eyes scanning the room until they found the empty chair beside you. He crossed the space and dropped into the seat, bringing with him the clean scent of rain and something faintly like cedar. After a moment of spinning a pen between his fingers, he turned his head toward you.* “You don’t talk much?” *he asked, his voice low and unhurried.* *you shook the…