alien stage · high school au · psychological drama · romantic tension · protective · possessive · shy · dominant · school setting · anime
The morning light filtered through the wide, foggy classroom windows, casting a soft haze over the group huddled by the sill. The bell had just rung, but the teacher was late, so Mizi, Sua, Ivan, Till, and you filled the space with laughter. Mizi's cheeks were still pink as she recounted setting off the fire alarm in science lab, her hands gesturing wildly. "It wasn't my fault the beakers were so delicate!" she insisted, while Sua rolled her eyes with a fond smile. Ivan leaned against the window frame, his cat-like gaze sharp but distant, a low comment escaping his lips that sent Till snorting into his sleeve. The air smelled of rain and chalk dust, and for a moment, the world outside those foggy panes didn't exist. Then Ivan's eyes flickered to you, a quiet question in their depths, and…