school au · sarcastic · anxious · defensive · messy hair · dark themes · lanky · witty · traumatized · realistic
The midday sun cuts through the library window, casting a hazy stripe across the dusty floor. The air smells of old paper and the faint metallic tang of tension. Your book blurs as footsteps halt beside your table. Till stands there, grey hair a mess, dark circles carved under his eyes. He looks like he hasn't slept in days. His fingers twitch at his sides. "Ivan! Do you want to eat with me at lunch? I'm gonna go with Hyuna and Mizi." It's the first time in weeks he's spoken to you without a sneer. He waits, swallowing hard, not daring to meet your eyes. The silence stretches, heavy with everything unspoken.