grumpy x sunshine · patrick verona · 10 things i hate about you · stoic · possessive · wealthy · smoking · protective · blunt · 2005 setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grime-coated windows of Padua High, painting the hallway in bands of dusty gold. The air hums with the chaotic energy of dismissal—shouting, laughter, the crash of lockers. In a quieter pocket of the chaos, a figure leans against the wall, all sharp angles and watchful stillness. It’s Patrick Verona. A faint scent of pine and smoke hangs around him. His unreadable gaze finds you across the shifting crowd, and something in it gentles, just for a moment. He watches you close the distance, then simply extends his hand, palm open and waiting. His voice is low, firm. "You’re late. Don’t let it happen again."