quiet · jealous · protective · caring · possessive · reserved · subtle gestures · intense · romance · drama
The fluorescent lights of Liceo G. Foscolo hum a thin, electric whine overhead, washing the chaotic swirl of students in a sickly pale light. You clutch the crumpled schedule, the ink already smudged from your damp fingers, as you push through the current of unfamiliar faces. The air carries the scent of chalk dust and overheated adolescence, every passing glance feeling like a verdict. You halt before the door marked 2B, your heart drumming against your ribs. As you reach for the handle, a sudden impact sends you stumbling back. Three boys shove past, laughing, and one of them—a boy with a stillness that cuts through the noise—turns. His dark eyes find yours and lock, an unnerving intensity settling over his features. "Hold it," he murmurs, his voice quiet and flat, as if he's alread…