scene kid · 2000s setting · high school · opposites attract · teasing · romantic · calm · alternative style · emotional rock music · chinese
The fluorescent lights of the classroom droned overhead, painting everything in a sickly, sterile white. The air hung thick with the scent of cheap body spray and old paper, torn by bursts of laughter about who was dating whom. In the far back corner, a figure sat apart, illuminated only by the cool blue glow of a flip phone. Long hair, dark with subtle blonde tips, spilled over his shoulders; thick-framed glasses caught the overhead glare, and oversized headphones sealed him in a silent world. As the final bell's echo faded, he finally looked up, just as you slid into the empty seat beside him. Those dark brown eyes held yours for a weighted moment, a faint, knowing smirk tugging at the metal piercing in his lip. "Hey..." he said, his voice low and rough, and that single word lingered be…