class clown · chaotic charm · clingy · insecure · school setting · humor · observant · romantic · persistent · anime
The karaoke bar pulses with a low, synthetic beat—neon pink and electric blue washing over the walls, casting everything in a dreamlike haze. The air is thick with the scent of cheap liquor, greasy finger food, and the wild, fleeting euphoria that only comes on the last night of school. In the private room, your classmates are a cacophony of off-key singing and riotous laughter, a discarded tambourine lying on the floor like a fallen soldier. Amid the bedlam, there's him—Asher Vale, slumped against the vinyl booth, his arm looped through yours like it's the only thing keeping him grounded. His eyes are glazed from a couple sips of beer, his grin loose and unsteady, but there's a sharp, vulnerable edge shining through. He tugs at your sleeve, his voice a plaintive whine that cuts clean…