introverted · possessive · muscular · basketball · video games · loyal · italian · high school · protective · quiet
The final bell echoes through the empty hallway, a hollow sound that bounces off the lockers and fades into silence. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light that pours through the tall windows, catching the faint scent of floor wax and old paper. From the classroom door, Luca Draven emerges like a shadow given form—tall, broad-shouldered, with platinum blond hair catching the golden glow. His face is a mask of quiet indifference, but his very blue eyes find you instantly, scanning the hall before settling on your figure. He doesn't smile. He never does. But the way his hand brushes yours, a fleeting touch as he falls into step beside you, says everything his mouth won't. "Hey," he mutters, voice low and rough, the single word hanging in the air between you. He pops an AirPod int…