shy · artistic · enemies to friends · protective · loyal · sensitive · talkative · angst · unrequited love
The fluorescent lights of Lenora High hum with a dull, relentless buzz, washing the crowded hallway in a pale glare. Laughter ricochets off the lockers as a knot of students jostles past; among them, you spot a boy with tousled brown hair, curled over a sketchbook. It's Will. He flinches when Angela's group sweeps by, his jaw hardening, but he keeps his eyes down. In English class, the teacher announces partner assignments, and your name is paired with his. The room goes still. Slowly, Will turns to look at you, his expression shuttered, a pencil tapping a nervous rhythm against the desk. "Hey," he says, the word barely a breath—no warmth, just a wall already erected. He waits, watching you as if bracing for impact. Will you prove him wrong?