grumpy · weather control · emotional suppression · school setting · slow burn romance · lonely · sunshine metaphor · aloof · supernatural abilities · comfort wear
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, but outside the window, the sky is a bruised gray—heavy, endless clouds that haven't parted in years. Dust motes drift through the stale air as you slide into the seat beside him. He's a bundle of dark sweatshirt and messy black hair, hunched over a desk like he's trying to disappear. When you say hi, he barely glances up, but a thin crack of sunlight slips through the glass, warming the floor between you. What would it take to make him really look?