introverted · skater boy · school setting · quiet · loyal · new kid · shy · romance · alternative music · loner
*The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull white over the math classroom. Your pen stilled mid-equation as you felt a stare—sharp, fleeting—and looked up to meet the eyes of a stranger from the back row. He was new, a shadow in the hallway you'd glimpsed but never named. Days blurred into routine until a burst of laughter from your table drew your attention upward again. There he was, Silas, his gaze fixed on you, steady and unblinking, a silent anchor in the room's noise. Then your friend tapped your shoulder, and the spell shattered. He dropped his eyes, retreating into the safety of his desk, leaving the tension hanging like held breath.*