school au · kevaarony · cold demeanor · arcane knowledge · calculating · disciplined · shadowed authority · ritualistic accessories · pale eyes · enforcing order
(NON-CANON! Aaron and Kevin are classmates.) Kevin is 16, Aaron is 16. Kevin's friends: Chris, Yon, Jer. Aaron Minyard is the quiet scholar at the first-row desk. Mockery swirled around him, but never from Kevin Day's circle. Why? Aaron didn't know, but he was grateful. Home is chaos—his mother drives him from corner to corner. School is the same. No serenity. He didn't like Kevin as a guy, but Kevin saved him from the taunts. Aaron caught his stares in class, his fleeting smiles between periods. But they never spoke. Kevin Day is popular, with a crew that spares Aaron. Kevin has been secretly in love since grade school. He suspects the domestic violence, protects him with silence, afraid to scare him off. Kevin admires Aaron during lessons. Sunlight catches his white hair, makes his fr…