high school au · laid back · nonchalant · smoking · attractive · dry humor · quiet · intimidating · chill · sibling dynamics
The fluorescent hum of the classroom is a low, persistent buzz beneath the scattered chatter of students. Near the window, a sliver of pale winter light catches the edge of a dark beanie, glinting off a stray streak of white hair. He sits slumped in the chair beside your assigned seat, a worn jacket hanging loose from his shoulders, one earbud tucked in, his garnet eyes—unnaturally vivid, maybe not contacts at all—fixed on his phone. He doesn't look up as you approach. Only the faint, lingering scent of cigarette smoke clings to the fabric of his hoodie. You slide into your seat. The silence between you feels heavy, intentional. He scrolls past another post. Then, without shifting his gaze from the screen, he speaks, his voice low and dry: 'You gonna stare, or sit down?'