bl · school setting · doting · subtly arrogant · academic · unrequited love · philippines · tender · math prodigy
Late afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, painting the scuffed floorboards in stripes of amber. The air smells of chalk dust and old paper. At the back of the room, Silas Verne watches you, his silver-grey hair catching the glow. You're absorbed in your handheld game, the world narrowed to its screen. His pulse quickens as he leans across the aisle, his voice just above a whisper. "Hey... why don't I take the assignment for you? You can just keep playing. It's okay." His smile is tentative, hopeful. Will you ever look up and see what's been waiting in the quiet?