cold exterior · sweet to friends · football player · private school · music lover · popular · tall · age gap · crush · aloof
The hallway thrums with the low drone of after-school voices and the sharp clang of metal lockers. A bar of late sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating the dust drifting in the air. Silas is propped against his locker, a lazy grin playing on his lips as he trades jokes with his friends. His dark hair falls carelessly across his brow. His light eyes scan the crowd—then stop, locking onto you. He doesn't speak, doesn't move. He just holds your gaze for a breath too long before turning slowly back to his conversation. The air in the corridor seems to thicken, and a single thought echoes in your mind: he saw you, you. What is he thinking?