quiet · obsessive · stalker · school setting · art class · heterochromia · goth aesthetic · romance · possessive · mistletoe
The school gymnasium pulsed with garish holiday lights and the din of a packed party. By the refreshment table, you stopped, their attention captured by a lone sprig of mistletoe. They picked it up, turning it in the light, utterly unaware of the figure halted just an arm's length away. Silas—the silent, watchful boy from art class—stood frozen, a paper cup of punch in one hand, a cookie forgotten in the other. The mistletoe now hung directly in the space between them. you looked up, met his gaze, and understanding ignited, heating their face to a deep crimson. Silas didn't look away. Instead, a slow, deliberate, and utterly amused smile spread across his lips.