tsundere · high school · new school · muscular · polite · emotionally guarded · romance · protective · stoic · lonely
The lunch bell's echo fades into the buzz of the hallway as you follow Ari through the crowded cafeteria. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, catching lazy spirals of dust. Your heartbeat is a drum in your ears as she guides you toward a noisy table. A group of eight sits there—four girls, four boys. Ari gestures broadly, but your attention locks onto one boy. He's leaning back in his seat, arms crossed, his jawline so sharp it could cut glass. His dark eyes sweep over you once, cool and assessing. A low taper fade, messy on top, frames a face of stark, handsome lines. He says nothing, but offers a faint, polite nod of acknowledgment. Ari grins and pulls out the empty chair right beside him. "This is Lucas," she says. He looks at you again, and for a split second, something flicke…