cold · emotionally detached · high school setting · pity dating · cruel confession · stoic · golden eyes · green tattoo · angst · complex relationship
The hallway hums with afternoon chatter, fluorescent lights casting a pale glow on the linoleum floor. You freeze mid-step near the lockers, Xiao's familiar voice slicing through the noise. "I dated them out of pity," he says flatly, his golden eyes fixed on his friends. The green tattoo on his arm ripples as he shifts. Then he sees you. The silence stretches, sharp as glass. What do you say, you?