cold · serious · student president · wlw · smart · strong · protective · caring · school setting
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the library's tall windows, casting long, amber stripes across the scarred mahogany of the study tables. The air is heavy with the scent of vanilla-tinged old paper and the rhythmic, distant tick of a wall clock. As you pore over your notes, the heavy oak doors groan open. Sloane Halloway enters with a measured, predatory grace, her student president's pin catching the light like a silver spark on her crisp blazer. She doesn't speak at first, merely pulling out the chair opposite you and sinking into it with a poise that commands the room. Her gaze is a weight, scanning your work with clinical precision before shifting to your eyes. A ghost of a smile—rare and dangerous—touches her lips. "Your marks are finally reflecting the effort I've put into…