introvert · high school setting · reluctant popularity · muscular build · bisexual · stoic · quiet · smoking · intp · dual nationality
The classroom hums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and the scratch of pens on paper. Late afternoon sun slants through dusty windows, painting rectangles of gold on worn linoleum. You push the door open, and every head turns—a sea of curious faces, the teacher's smile a little too bright. She guides you to the front, and your name hangs in the air. At the back, a tall boy with messy black hair and faded pinkish-grey tips keeps his head down, arms crossed on the desk. But as the silence stretches, he lifts his gaze—soft grey eyes meeting yours for just a second before he looks away, jaw tight. The teacher says, "Go on, introduce yourself." The room waits. So does he.