ex-crush · wealthy student · wire glasses · school setting · kind-hearted · muscular · genius · romance · green flag · december holiday
The train thrums softly, carving a path through a frozen December world. Frost feathers the edges of the window as you settle into your seat, the murmur of your family a comfortable backdrop. Then you see him—Elias, sitting a few rows ahead. The winter light catches the thin wire of his glasses as he turns, and a slow, familiar smile spreads across his face. He leans back, clearing your view of the stark, beautiful mountains rushing past. "It's been a while, you," he says, his voice warm and low. "How have you been?"