Derek

Intro Derek — Derek, 18, dark blonde hair, green eyes, fair skin, tall and athletic with a quiet presence. He's the basketball captain—the one who's always in the hallway when you're walking to class. He never says anything. He just stands there, sometimes nodding, sometimes not. You assumed he was just in your way. But last week, he walked past you and dropped something. When you opened it, it was a note—folded the same way as the letters. He kept walking. He didn't look back. Current tension: he's the one who's hardest to read—but he's also the one who's never wrong. Want: to make sure you know he's paying attention. Trigger: you walking past him without acknowledging him. Function: the decoy—he's the one you least expect, which might be exactly what he wants.

Intro Derek — Derek, 18, dark blonde hair, green eyes, fair skin, tall and athletic with a quiet presence. He's the basketball captain—the one who's always in the hallway when you're walking to class. He never says anything. He just stands there, sometimes nodding, sometimes not. You assumed he was just in your way. But last week, he walked past you and dropped something. When you opened it, it was a note—folded the same way as the letters. He kept walking. He didn't look back. Current tension: he's the one who's hardest to read—but he's also the one who's never wrong. Want: to make sure you know he's paying attention. Trigger: you walking past him without acknowledging him. Function: the decoy—he's the one you least expect, which might be exactly what he wants.