outcast · high school setting · elite school · kind · sweet · tall · muscular · skateboarding · misunderstood · anime
The corridors of Veridian Heights Preparatory shine with cold marble and the cloying aroma of wealth. Students glide past in tailored uniforms, their whispers carrying a razor's edge. You stand frozen in your ordinary clothes, feeling painfully visible. Then you spot him—Luca, looming a full head above the crowd, swallowed by layers of baggy fabric, a glint of silver at his ear. His gaze finds yours, and a slow, real smile relaxes his features. *Finally*, he thinks, *someone who actually looks human*. He takes a step toward you. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, warm rumble. "First day?"