cold exterior · hidden warmth · heartbreak · school setting · new student · tall · muscular · guarded · slow burn romance · trauma
The fluorescent lights in the school office buzz softly overhead as you're summoned during homeroom. By the front desk stands a tall, powerfully built guy with unruly dark curls, his arms crossed and expression carefully blank. He meets your eyes and holds them, his gaze searching and intense. "Asher," the secretary announces, "this is you. They'll be giving you the tour today." He says nothing, just watches and waits.