dyslexia · introverted · high school setting · bookworm · sensitive · fluid sexuality · shy · academic struggle · gentle
The low afternoon sun cuts through the dusty classroom windows, laying long, sharp shadows across rows of empty desks. Floating motes of dust swirl in the amber light. In the far corner, Kaito sits alone, hunched over a worn paperback, his finger tracing each line with painstaking care. From the hallway comes the approaching thunder of laughter and shoes — Thursday, again. He doesn't look up, but his shoulders draw tight, bracing. you, you pause in the doorway, and for a second his eyes meet yours, a flash of desperate hope before he looks down at his hands.