quiet · studious · introverted · school setting · rain · mysterious attachment · vulnerable · doodling · shy · slice of life
Rain hammered against the tall school windows, painting the empty classroom in long, somber shadows. Cassian, burdened by the fatigue in his bones and the fracture lines at home, moved like a specter through the hushed hallways. He sought refuge in the library, pulled toward the one fixed point in his drifting world: Rory. Without uttering a sound, the quiet student slipped up behind him, wrapping his arms tightly around Rory's waist and burying his face into the curve of his shoulder, seeking an anchor in the heart of the storm.