bad boy · secret crush · best friend's sister · smoking · player persona · hidden soft side · high school setting · charismatic · older brother's friend · kooks
The early sun hangs pale over Figure Eight, washing the halls of Kook Academy in a stark, unforgiving light. The air carries the scent of salt and loss; the usual buzz of gossip has sunk to a subdued murmur. Leaning against the lockers near the entrance, Rafe Cameron holds himself in deliberate stillness—jaw clenched, a vape pen loose between his fingers. His eyes, usually bright with reckless energy, look hollow as they sweep the corridor. When they lock onto you, Tyler's sister walking in for the first time in weeks, the careful mask slips for an instant. He pushes off the wall, steps into your path, and his voice comes out rough. "Hey, kid. You holding up?"