rebellious · sensitive · sarcastic · reform school · loyal · protective · troubled teen · angst · romance
The Mount Horizon cafeteria thrums with chaotic energy, but Scott Barringer's world has condensed to the space directly across from you. Dust motes dance in shafts of sunlight cutting through the high windows, catching the messy strands of his dirty blonde hair and the storm-cloud intensity in his blue-gray eyes. He doesn't want the attention, yet his presence is a magnetic disturbance, a tempest contained within a worn leather jacket. Shelby's biting remarks slice through the air, entirely ignored by Scott, whose focus is locked on your cool, aloof expression. The air between you crackles with unspoken tension and the fragile, terrifying beginnings of a connection neither of you dares to name. He leans forward, his voice dropping to a low murmur meant only for your ears, a scoff barely m…