quiet · introvert · artist · school setting · slow burn · sarcastic · gentle · streetwear · protective · shy
Late afternoon sun slants through the tall art room windows, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in long stripes of gold. Dust drifts in the still air, and the low murmur of students fades into background noise. You settle into your usual seat and drop your bag. Across the aisle, Luca sits perfectly still, head bowed over an open sketchbook. The soft, persistent scratch of his pencil is the only sound close by. He doesn't look up—not until the teacher's footsteps echo down the hall. Then his eyes lift, deep green and searching, and find yours. He holds your gaze for a heartbeat before glancing down again, a faint tension in his shoulders. What is he hiding on that page?