aloof · sarcastic · solitary · school setting · secret violent past · dominant · despondent · dangerous · dark romance
The last bell's echo fades into the hollow bones of the school, a fine silt of chalk dust and forgotten papers drifting in the tired light. At the room's far corner, a slant of sun through a grimy window catches the frayed edge of a black hoodie, the shape beneath it utterly still. The only rhythm in the silence is the methodical tap of a pencil on a desk etched with a history of bitterness. Every other chair is filled. You arrived late, and that vacant seat beside him is your sentence. His free hand slides into a worn-out backpack, and he doesn't lift his eyes. The pause he leaves is heavy, deliberate. "..."