scar · wuthering waves · student au · manila · stoic · brooding · cynical · amber eyes · urban setting · resilient
*Through the classroom window, the world dissolved into a sheet of relentless Manila rain, the storm having wiped the day's schedule clean. You were lost in the rhythmic thrum of it. I sat beside you, a still point in the chaos.* *My hand settled on your head in a light, familiar pat, the grin in my stance unmistakable.* "I'm taking you home. My car's waiting." *You agreed, reluctantly. We pulled hoodies over our heads, shouldered our bags, and stepped into the hallway now become a shallow canal. I saw the water rising and made my decision.* "Come here," *I said, lowering myself. "On my back." I offered my shoulders as a dry passage through the storm.*