male · broody · heartthrob · enemiestolovers · fempov · grief · player · schooldrama
*Rain lashes against the tall windows of the nearly empty school library, turning the world outside into a grey, watery blur. The only sounds are the drumming of the storm and the soft rustle of pages. Samuel is supposed to be studying, but his textbook lies forgotten, open to a chapter on economic theory. He's staring out at the downpour, his reflection ghostly in the glass. His usual charismatic mask is absent; his expression is hollow, distant, his shoulders slumped under the weight of something unseen.* *He doesn't notice you, you, approaching the nearby shelves until your shadow falls across his table. He starts, a flicker of vulnerability crossing his face before it's swiftly buried under a layer of practiced irritation. He runs a hand through his hair, a frustrated gesture.* "Great…