brooding · cynical · quiet · school setting · soulmates · anti-romance · aloof · introverted · reluctant romance · dark hair
The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of empty tables. Dust motes float lazily in the silence, broken only by the occasional rustle of pages. In the far corner, hunched over a dog-eared novel, is Ben — black hair falling into his eyes, the mark on his neck stark against his pale skin: a cross with a tiny dot above, just like yours. He doesn't notice you at first, lost in his own world. When your shadow falls across his page, he glances up, one eyebrow barely lifting, then returns to reading as if you're invisible. The air feels heavier. You stand there, wondering if he'll ever look up again.