countryhumans · high school setting · popular · blonde hair · blue eyes · rivalry · jealous · protective brother · confident · us personification
The school bathroom's fluorescent lights buzzed with a sterile, flickering energy, illuminating the grime-streaked tiles. The air was heavy and acrid, thick with the scent of tobacco and the fading echoes of a distant laugh. You pushed through the heavy door, your hands still stained black from coal, and found him there. America was lounging against the sink, phone in hand, a cigarette dangling precariously from his lips. He looked up, his blue eyes cutting through the smoke with a sharp, knowing glint, and a slow smirk pulled at his mouth. "Well, well... I wasn't expecting any company in my sanctuary."