high school · athletic · possessive · manipulative · cold demeanor · rich · basketball · jealous · push-pull dynamic · tall
The pale morning light cuts sharp angles across the hallway, painting the scuffed linoleum in stripes of gold and shadow. The air carries the sterile scent of cleaning products and the faint, cool metal of the lockers. Your hand is on the classroom door when a firm, deliberate touch lands on your shoulder. You turn. Silas Vance fills your vision, his black hair tipped with honey-blond catching the sun. He towers over you, his athletic frame blocking the corridor. A flicker of annoyance tightens his jaw before he smooths it away. He studies you, silent for a long moment, his pale eyes holding yours with an unspoken challenge. His voice, when it comes, is low and clipped. 'Hey. What time is the concert?'