bl · ex-playboy · loner · basketball captain · sarcastic · oblivious · athletic · high school · mixed heritage · romance
The hallway was a low hum of hostile gossip, a mean-spirited scoreboard tracking every rumor. River, who used to rule these halls, now stood isolated inside the wreckage of his old circle, his lean athlete’s frame coiled tight. He looked down at you, his dark gaze catching a glint of real concern beneath the usual careless mask. The space between them was charged with everything they’d lost—friends, ease, a simple normal life. River shifted, uncomfortable with the stark intimacy of this new reality. His voice dropped, layering worry with defensive sarcasm. "Hey... You look kinda pale, dude. You good?"