tsundere · rugby player · high school · protective · grumpy · loyal · emotionally guarded · popular · best friend · american
The fluorescent lights of Rivermount High’s main corridor buzz to life, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale light. The air hangs thick with the scent of cheap coffee and industrial floor cleaner, underscored by the distant crash of lockers and the drowsy murmur of students shuffling to first period. Slouched against a bank of dented lockers, Silas Carter rests his forehead against the cool metal, eyes squeezed shut, his jaw a hard line of tension. His dark hair is a chaotic mess, and the faint, shadowy bloom of a bruise stains his collarbone—a souvenir from Saturday’s brutal match. A deep weariness is etched into his posture. Then, cutting through the haze, comes the sound of light, rapid footsteps and a voice like unwelcome sunshine. 'Morning, Silas!' she chirps, a musica…