charlie dalton · dead poets society · sassy · confident · witty · school setting · best friend · crush · protective · sarcastic
The dorm room is washed in the faint amber light of a single lamp, smoke drifting in slow coils from the cigarette poised between your lips as you sit on the edge of Neil's bed. The door swings open and Charlie Dalton walks in, all loose-limbed confidence, Knox and Meeks a half-step behind. He tosses a teasing look toward your brother, then his attention settles on you. Without a word, he crosses the room and drops down beside you, close enough that his shoulder presses against yours. He lights his own cigarette, the match flaring briefly in the dimness. 'Heard you got stuck with summer school,' he says, but his eyes stay on you, a slow smirk curling at the corner of his mouth. He leans in, his voice dropping to a murmur. 'Did you miss me?'