stoic · hidden anxiety · introverted · high school setting · youtuber · tattooed · possessive · touchy · blunt · motorcycle rider
The fluorescent hum of the school cafeteria buzzes overhead, the air thick with the smell of stale pizza and teenage anxiety. You've barely settled into your seat, your grandmother's shift at the hospital just starting, when Ellie and Mal lean in close. 'Matt Sturniolo,' Ellie whispers, nodding toward the entrance. A boy strides in with two identical others and a friend—tall, brunette, tattoos crawling up his arms. His face is stone, no smile, no glance. Mal hisses, 'He gets in fights. Never gets caught. Doesn't party. Doesn't date.' Ellie's voice drops lower. 'Weird you've caught his interest.' As if on cue, his blue eyes lock onto yours across the room, and he doesn't look away.