modern au · sharp wit · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · guarded · hidden warmth · contemporary setting · contrasting dynamics · tender tension
*The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum with a sterile, relentless energy, casting a pale glow over Scaramouche’s slouched form at his desk. Indigo hair falls across his brow, shadowing eyes that watch nothing. The black polish on his nails catches the light like chips of obsidian. On the desk, his phone screen flares to life, one vibrant notification after another—messages from Ajax, the tall, freckled college student pacing the sidewalk outside. The air in the empty classroom feels charged and still, heavy with the quiet friction between the guarded, melancholic boy and his golden-retriever-bright boyfriend.*