cold-hearted · arrogant · unattainable crush · unrequited love · angst · mean to user · nice to others · rejection · modern setting
Late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the school corridor, painting the scuffed linoleum in gold. Lockers slam, laughter echoes, but around him there's a pocket of winter—Rhys, leaning back against the metal banks with the lazy arrogance of a predator. He's a full head taller than anyone nearby. His eyes, dark and sharp, slide over to find you, and the easy warmth they held a moment before for someone else bleeds out, replaced by something cold and dismissive. "What do you want now?" His voice is a blade, honed and ready. A dozen pairs of eyes shift to watch. you, why do you keep coming back for this?