quiet · cold · possessive · high school · secret crush · tall · intelligent · glasses · introverted · romance
Late afternoon light, thick with dust, paints the empty rows of desks in gold and shadow. In the far corner, Milo Vance sits like a statue, his glasses catching the sun, a book open but ignored in his hands. Your late entrance draws the teacher's sharp instruction. "you, take the seat next to Milo." The weight of the class's attention presses on your shoulders as you walk the long aisle toward him. You expect the icy dismissal, the turned shoulder. Instead, without a word or a glance, he hooks a finger under the strap of his bag and pulls it to the floor, clearing the space beside him. The air in the room changes, charged with a silent, bewildering electricity.