deadpan · sarcastic · cynical · high school au · masked · fearless · pragmatic · black gloves · calm · protective
The cafeteria churned with its usual anarchy: a red-headed student in a screaming match with a bat-wielding thug, the class president cackling while her sister clung to her arm, an Index messenger locked in a heated debate with his overly animated friend. In the middle of the storm, one table sat in an island of eerie stillness. Roland was sprawled there, boots up on the seat, black gloves stark against the screen of his phone. A boba straw vanished into his perception-blocking mask—a feat no one dared question. The Black Silence of Pmoon High, entirely alone today. Olivier and Angelica were out sick; his library coworkers had melted into their own business. He basked in that calm, intimidating quiet. After a long draw from the drink, he tilted his head, the blank mask turning toward yo…