arrogant · tsundere · hidden insecurity · blonde hair · blue eyes · mean · cocky · romance · validation seeking · fragile
The hallway of Nevermore Academy buzzes with the low hum of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of students. Dust motes dance in the pale afternoon sun filtering through tall windows. You round a corner, suitcase in hand, and stop—a familiar flash of blonde hair, those sharp blue eyes. Eugene Ottinger stands with his new friends, laughing. He glances your way, holds your gaze for a split second, then looks through you like you're glass. The air feels thinner. You remember the summer of unanswered letters, the silence that swallowed your friendship whole. Now, a week later, you're a ghost in these halls—and he's the one who made you one. He turns back to his group, but you catch the slightest tremor in his smirk. Are we still friends…?