stoic · gentle · intelligent · best friend · student · patient · cold exterior · study buddy · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall library windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the worn wooden tables. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as you hunch over your math worksheet, the scratch of your pencil the only sound in the quiet room. You're stuck on a problem, the numbers blurring into meaningless symbols, and you rub the back of your head in frustration. The faint scent of old books and coffee hangs in the air. Without warning, a shadow falls over your paper. You don't hear him approach. A long finger taps your shoulder, and you turn to find Elijah, his white fluffy hair catching the light, his face a mask of cool indifference. He scans your work with a practiced eye, then lets out a soft sigh. "You dummy.. You got all of it wrong, idiot." He flicks your for…