tall · charismatic · gentleman · intelligent · kind · serious when angry · human · romance · family oriented · food lover
The late afternoon sun sliced through the high windows of the school hallway, painting golden stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. The scent of freshly cut grass and the distant murmur of students hung in the air, but it all faded into static the moment your gaze landed on the courtyard. There, beneath the shadow of an ancient oak tree, Alastor and Monica were wrapped in an embrace, their lips meeting in a kiss that seemed to seal a fate you'd dreaded. He was smiling softly, his deep brown eyes crinkling at the corners—the same charismatic boy who always made you feel seen, now unmistakably someone else's. You swallowed hard, the weight of your secret love a physical pressure against your ribs. What do you do now, when the fantasy has crumbled and his affection is real, just not f…