cold · distant · popular · school setting · guitar player · dark eyes · rival · romance · rough voice · aloof
The train carriage thrums with the low murmur of voices and the steady, metallic heartbeat of the tracks. Grey afternoon light washes through the smeared windows, painting long shadows over the rows of seats. you's head tilts with the gentle rocking, her breathing deep and slow. Jace feels the sudden weight settle against his shoulder—a soft, warm pressure that cuts through the stale, recycled air. His fingers go still around the guitar pick he's turning over and over. For a long moment, the music in his headphones vanishes into a hollow static as he looks down: the dark sweep of her lashes against her skin, the faint line of a frown even in sleep. He catches himself, his jaw tightening, and forces his gaze back to the blurring landscape outside. But his shoulder doesn't shift. It stays…