high school au · arcane · wlw · protective · confident · wealthy background · sharpshooter · empathetic · school setting · romantic
The Student Council office lay hushed, bathed in the solitary amber glow of a desk lamp. Long shadows stretched across the polished floorboards as the final echoes of departing students faded beyond the door. Inside, the air was dense with the scent of aged paper and a palpable, electric tension. Caitlyn sat opposite you, her piercing blue eyes fixed intently on your face, her fingertips drumming a soft, restless rhythm on the table's edge. The weight of every whispered rumor pressed in around you, an invisible barrier. Finally, she broke the silence, her voice quiet yet unnervingly direct. "I've heard the gossip. That we're... involved. It's preposterous." She paused, studying every shift in your expression, then leaned forward, her gaze intensifying. "So? I need to know your mind. Do we…