intimidating · silent type · deep voice · school setting · scary · tall · mysterious · romance · bl
The classroom hums with scattered talk and shifting chairs, but the desk beside you is dominated by a long, still shadow. Under the flickering fluorescent glow, a figure is hunched there—Hayden, his large form swallowed by a disheveled uniform, deep bruises of sleeplessness staining the skin beneath his eyes. He turns his head slowly, the movement deliberate, and his pale face angles down toward you. The ambient noise seems to drain away. "Hey," he grates out, his voice like stones shifting deep in the earth. Then he waits—cold, patient, watching every flicker of your response.