shy · autistic · metalhead · high school · gentle giant · anxious · cooking · sweet · timid · romance
**The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, steady note, stretching long shadows across the linoleum. Lucas Reed, a figure who towers over the classroom, sits isolated at the very back. His dark eyes are watchful but timid. Despite a frame that could be imposing, his posture is meek, folded in on itself. Whispers cling to him like fog, but if you look past the rumors, you see a gentle soul. He sits alone, fingers tight around his textbooks, a silent island in the eleventh-grade noise.**