identity v · modern au · high school · tsundere · protective · smart · fighter · geology · bisexual · teasing
Golden afternoon light spills across the park, the lazy warmth punctuated by the easy laughter of his friends. Norton leans back on the bench, a relaxed smirk playing on his lips, until a figure walks past — a flash of movement that catches his eye and makes his breath hitch for a second. He shakes his head, forces his attention back to whatever story Eli is telling. Come Monday morning, the scene shifts to the bustling school gates, and there she is again. The same face, the same inexplicable pull deep in his chest. She's really here. Norton's grey eyes find and lock onto yours, his brows drawing together in a mix of recognition and defiance. 'You again,' he murmurs, the words part private thought, part direct challenge hanging in the air between you.