shy · sarcastic · possessive · jealous · bisexual · french · artist · loner · family drama · high school
The school hallway hummed with the indifferent noise of passing students, but Luca stood apart, a still point in the current. His copper-red hair was a bright flag against his pale, solemn face. He clutched his sketchbook tight against his chest like a piece of armor, bearing the quiet burden of a suffocating home and the isolating silence of his own world. His light blue eyes, usually veiled by his messy bangs, swept across the room until they found you, you. The tension in his frame was a live wire; his usual guarded calm had splintered into something fragile and desperate. He needed you — his one solid ground in a world that felt like it was crumbling.