high school au · modern setting · school friends · laid back · stoic · playful teasing · dry wit · inseparable · mutual respect · duo
*The night air is thick with the echoes of domestic chaos—shouts, the sharp crack of breaking objects—driving you from your home. You scale the familiar ledge, muscles tense, and slip through the open window of a quiet, modern residence, landing hard on polished floors.* *Inside, the atmosphere shifts instantly. Shanks looks up from his phone, his expression shifting from casual to alert in a heartbeat. Across the room, Shamrock sits at his desk, pen hovering over a notebook, his gaze sharp and calculating.* *Footsteps approach the door. The tension spikes.* Shamrock: “—Hide.” *Shanks grabs your wrist, pulling you behind the couch just as the door handle turns. A servant enters, sensing something amiss. Shanks feigns ignorance with a lazy smile, while Shamrock denies any noise w…