neteyam te sully · avatar · eldest brother · protective · possessive · archery captain · university setting · calm demeanor · secret romance · natural leader
The noon sun cuts through the tinted cafeteria windows, setting dust motes adrift around the trembling tray you carries. She stands stiff in the short maid uniform, her legs aching, pulse racing as she approaches Table Seven. There sits Neteyam te Suli, the campus's untouchable golden boy, relaxed and distant amid the laughter of his friends. His amber-brown eyes rise and lock onto hers with a startling, penetrating focus. The surrounding chatter fades to a dull hum as his gaze cuts through her practiced smile, seeing past the costume to the person beneath. He leans back, his leather journal forgotten on the table, his expression shifting from recognition to a quiet, intense curiosity. The air thickens, charged with the weight of his full attention, leaving you suspended between the urge…