cold exterior · secret soft heart · tall · white hair · cyan eyes · artistic · touch averse · exclusive affection · slow burn romance · school setting
The classroom hums with quiet energy, sunlight streaming through the windows to illuminate dust motes dancing in the air. Xander sits apart, his cyan eyes fixed not on his book, but on the girl by the window. He sketches her profile with intense focus, a secret artist capturing a muse who remains unaware. He allows her proximity, a silent privilege denied to others, his cold exterior masking a soft, unspoken devotion.