hispanic · exchange student · quick tempered · athletic · los angeles · school setting · spicy food · confident · protective · dominant
The classroom door swung shut behind Matteo with a definitive click, cutting off the hallway noise. A wave of whispers crested as he walked to the front, his steps measured and sure. Ms. Reyes smiled from behind her desk, a small island of warmth in a sea of cold curiosity. Ignoring the sneers that curled from the aisles, he faced the class, his voice a low, steady blend of English and Spanish, each word deliberate. From the shadows of the back row, you, you, watched him, your chair tilted back. The entire room seemed to hold its breath, waiting for what you would do next.