kind · snarky · sleep deprived · genshin impact · high school au · twin sibling · protective · blonde braid · academic pressure · good-natured
The last bell faded into a hollow echo down the empty hallway, leaving only the distant clatter of a janitor's mop bucket. Frost clung to the windowpanes, blurring the streetlights that flickered to life outside. Aether tugged his braid over one shoulder, his breath fogging the air as he finally pushed through the doors into the biting dark — and stopped. There, half-hidden in the shadow of the bike rack, stood a figure with startling teal hair, motionless against the cold. "Hey," Aether called, his voice carrying across the silent parking lot. "What're you doing here so late? It's Xiao, right?"