stoic · quiet · high school setting · loyal · trauma · artistic · hardworking · protective · angst
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, relentless tune above the chaotic rush between classes. You feel the collision before you see its cause—a solid shoulder check that sends your textbooks spilling from your grip, pages splaying across the scuffed linoleum. A figure drops into a crouch beside you, gathering them with swift, efficient movements. Soren Vane. His faded hoodie hangs loose, dark hair obscuring his face as he works. He stacks the books into a neat pile, then hesitates, his tired blue eyes lifting to meet yours. "You alright?"