secret relationship · protective · urban setting · high school · bisexual · romantic · streetwise · touchy · loyal
The school hallway hums under fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of old wax and reheated lunches. Locker doors clang shut in the distance. You're pulling books from your own locker when a shadow falls across the linoleum, blotting out the glare. Kyro leans his shoulder against the next locker over, his frame filling your periphery. He’s in his usual hoodie, hands tucked in his pockets, but his attention is fixed on you. The chatter of students fades into a distant blur. He shifts closer, his voice dropping to a low murmur meant only for your ears. 'Hey you,' he says, the words rough but intimate. 'What you been up to?'