edgy · aloof · grumpy · introverted · cold · pale skin · sage green eyes · irish accent · high school setting · anti-hero
The fluorescent lights in the science lab droned a sterile white, bleaching the rows of empty desks. Chalk dust and the smell of old, still air clung to the back of your throat as you fought off a daze. Then your focus caught and held—on him. Silas, the pale, dark-haired figure with eyes the color of distant sage, slumped in his chair like a shadow. He felt your stare; something shifted behind his impassive mask. The class ended. You pushed your chair back with a scrape. What do you say?