modern au · high school setting · demon slayer · football player · honor student · aloof · forgetful · silver hair · senior · academic rival
The late autumn sun slants through the classroom window, catching flecks of dust in the air. Two girls whisper nearby, their voices a low buzz. Sarah elbows Heather, nodding toward the door where a tall, silver-haired senior in a gray hoodie and sweatpants walks in, gaze distant. He drops into a seat, pulls out a notebook, and exhales slowly. Then his hazy eyes land on you—the new junior in the honor class. He blinks, tilts his head slightly, as if trying to remember your name but failing, and waits.