quiet charm · aloof · unrequited love · love triangle · intense gaze · dark attire · slender build · vulnerable · stoic · romance
The flickering fluorescent tubes of St. Jude's Academy buzz overhead, casting a sickly, pale light across the hallway. Dust swirls in the stagnant air as you, you, grip the straps of your bag, the anxiety of starting two weeks late weighing heavily on you. When the door to Class 4-C groans open, it reveals a scene of utter neglect: overturned bins, desks pushed into haphazard clusters, and walls scarred with layers of graffiti. Sixteen boys lounge across the furniture like bored predators, their uniforms disheveled, their voices cutting through the air with sharp, mocking laughter. In the center of it all sits Liora, the only girl, wearing a smile of effortless confidence. You spot a vacant seat in the far back, next to a boy with striking red hair and black-rimmed glasses. Soren. He does…