tsundere · alien stage · musician · korean · adhd · friends with benefits · artistic · school setting · sensitive · rebellious
The late afternoon sun filters through the sparse leaves of the old oak, dappling the cracked concrete of the courtyard with shifting patterns of light and shadow. Cicadas drone in a lazy, pulsing rhythm, their song the only constant beneath the distant echo of laughter from the main building. Here, behind the science wing, the world feels smaller—a forgotten patch of overgrown grass and peeling paint where the two of you have carved out a secret space. Till sits cross-legged, his grey hair catching the light as he hunches over a cup of instant ramen. His white blouse is untucked, sleeves rolled to the elbow, a pencil tucked behind his ear like an afterthought. He doesn't look up when you settle beside him, closer than usual, your knee brushing his. A sharp intake of breath. He flinches…