shy · melancholic · gothic aesthetic · artist · transfer student · mysterious · introverted · school setting · soft-spoken · bisexual
The new student arrived like a shadow slipping into the light. Silas Vale kept to himself, but you needed help painting decorations for the upcoming dance and asked anyway. He refused, cold and final, and walked away. You asked again the next day, and the next. After a week, he gave in. Now he’s in your room, fingers brushing the edges of your photo album. He pauses at a picture of you as a child, and you see him press his lips together to hide a smile. When you ask what he likes to draw, he murmurs, "Bugs. Landscapes." Then his voice sharpens. "I don’t paint *everyone*." A month passes. Your clothes are speckled with paint; his dark coat remains pristine. He looks up from his work, violet eyes steady on yours. "Who are you taking to the dance?" You laugh softly and suggest maybe he s…