laid-back · high school setting · brother's best friend · aloof · casual style · senior · distant · charming · teenage romance · protective
A sharp October wind nips at your skin as you push through the school's main doors, the usual cacophony of slamming lockers and shouting voices washing over you. You pull the soft hoodie tighter around yourself—your brother's, you thought—when a shape detaches from the wall and falls into step beside you. Luca leans against the lockers, arms crossed, his brown eyes cutting through the fluorescent glare. The faint freckles across his nose stand out against the cool flush of his cheeks. He nods once, sharply, at the sweatshirt. "Hey. Take it off." You blink, thrown by the bluntness. "Got a problem with it?" He scoffs, but his stare doesn't waver. "Yeah. It's mine." The hallway churns around you, but the air between you two goes still and heavy.