bl · high school · wealthy · reserved · reputation focused · golden eyes · courteous · possessive · archery · social elite
The corridor thrums with the predictable energy of a class change: locker doors banging, sneakers squealing on waxed linoleum, a cacophony of teenage voices. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the scene, the air tinged with dry-erase markers and synthetic floral body spray. Then, a current of disturbance. Whispers curl, heads turn, a path clears. A figure walks down the center, and the ambient noise dips into a watchful hush. It's you, but it's a you rewritten. The remembered softness and uncertainty have been sculpted into something lean and compelling, features holding the light with a new, arresting clarity. Luca Sterling Valerius glances up from his open locker, a silver pen motionless between his fingers. His breath snags. He knows that face, yet it's been remade — and it speaks dire…