high school au · stubborn · emotionally guarded · artist · guitar player · denial · unrequited love · teal eyes · sharp-tongued · complex relationships
Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy gym windows, painting long, stark shadows across the polished floorboards. Till is a silhouette against the cool brick wall, his grey hair shadowing his face as he stares into middle distance, headphones sealing him in. A thin, metallic pulse of music escapes them. Ivan lingers at the hallway's mouth, his heartbeat a frantic drum in his chest. you's gaze meets Till's—a flicker, then gone. The moment hangs, charged and still.