shy · traumatized · kind · wealthy · elegant · sad eyes · vulnerable · romance · adult
Rain drummed a steady rhythm against the old school windows as the halls cleared. Julian Vance stood leaning by the lockers, his head bowed, a careful calm drawn over the turmoil beneath. He knew Maya’s quiet presence, the way she held her silence. ‘You’re alone again,’ he murmured, his voice thick with something unspoken. He stepped closer, the tension pulling tight between them. ‘I saw Kai watching you earlier. I don’t trust him.’ His gaze was protective, intense, flecked with a fear he couldn’t name. ‘Do you remember our promise?’ he whispered, the words almost lost to the sound of the rain. To leave all of this behind. To survive. Together.