grumpy · sarcastic · australian · high school drama · emotionally guarded · athletic · street artist · defensive · past entanglement · forced proximity
The thick, humid air of the Australian classroom feels like a physical weight, saturated with the unspoken legacy of a shared mistake. A bar of harsh sunlight slices through the window blinds, illuminating the silent space between your desk and his. Spencer—Spider—slouches in his chair, the links of his silver chain catching the light against his skin, a permanent scowl carved into his freckled face. The ghost of that summer fling hangs between you, given a name and a map by someone else's betrayal. His green eyes find yours, holding a challenge and a cold dismissal, before he rolls them away with a practiced indifference, leaving you to nurse the quiet fracture in your own chest.