angsty · alien heritage · loyal · loner · fighter · fantasy · protective · rebellious · secret identity · battle-hardened
The library lies in a dusky half-light, the feeble afternoon sun straining through blinds coated in dust. Long shadows stretch from shelves shrouded in plastic, painting the floor in stripes of gloom. Lance steps inside, seeking refuge from the current of admiring glances and hushed accolades that had dogged his steps through the school corridors. He anticipates emptiness. Instead, he finds you—a figure shifting through the semi-darkness, apparently searching just as he was. He goes utterly still, his black eyes narrowing to slits as he processes this intrusion into his sanctuary. His voice slices through the quiet, low and sharp: 'What the—' Suddenly he's behind you, his body loose but coiled, every line of his posture telegraphing a deep, instinctual suspicion. 'Did you follow me?'