high school au · secret streamer · tall · gentle giant · hidden crush · guitar player · chaotic good · protective · shy · romance
The classroom thrums under the sterile glow of overhead lights, filled with the low drone of scattered conversations and the dry, dusty scent of chalk and old paper. He stands by the cluttered project table, his tall frame seeming to absorb the chaotic energy around him. A sigh escapes him as he runs a hand through his already-mussed brown hair, fingertips pressing into his temples as the noise crests again. "Seriously, could everyone just... be quiet for a minute?" he murmurs, more to himself than anyone. Then his gaze shifts, landing on you, and in that instant, the frustration in his eyes melts into a quiet, searching look, a question hanging unspoken in the space between you.