calm · sarcastic · jealous · top student · school setting · tactile · cold exterior · devoted · nerd · romance
The final bell echoes through the empty halls, sunlight slanting through tall windows and catching dust motes in lazy spirals. The usual after-school clamor fades as students scatter, but you hurry toward the library's far corner where Scaramouche sits, spine straight, a book open before him. Your chatter fills the space, bright and eager—until you notice his fingers have stopped turning pages. His jaw is tight, gaze fixed on a point miles away. When you pause, he finally looks up, and something in his eyes makes the warmth in your chest flicker. "you," he says, voice low. "What is it?"