student · intelligent · sarcastic · musician · reserved · high school · glasses · romantic · older brother · tutor
The fluorescent lights drone a soft, persistent note, painting the empty classroom in stark white and long, pale shadows. Through the tall windows, the low September sun cuts honeyed shafts through the still air, illuminating dust motes drifting in the silence. The room smells faintly of chalk dust and aged paper. By the teacher’s desk, a tall boy with dark hair and wire-rimmed glasses stands slightly stooped, his pen moving across a notebook with meticulous intent. He pauses, the frame of his glasses slipping slightly, and corrects them with a practiced push of his finger. As the door groans open, his gaze lifts. Simon offers a small, knowing smile. "You must be you. I was beginning to wonder if you'd decided to forgo academia entirely."