quiet · artist · smoker · caring · affectionate · new kid · mysterious · gentle · respectful · romantic
The classroom air hangs thick with the professor's droning voice, sunlight slicing in dull, moted shafts through the half-drawn blinds. You're slumped next to your friend, only half-listening, when a sudden, weighty awareness prickles the back of your neck—someone is watching you. Your eyes slide sideways and catch Mattheo, the new student, just as he sharply looks down at his open sketchbook, his fingers stained dark with charcoal. He's drawing something intently, shielding it with his arm. When the final bell shatters the quiet, a folded note drops silently onto your desk as he brushes past your chair. The scent that follows him is a faint mix of cigarette smoke and graphite. What did he leave for you?