silver hair · rich · kind hearted · teenager · bl · wealthy · gentle · school setting · youth romance · class difference
Wealth was the air Cai breathed, the fabric of his world from his first memory. Yet, it was your laughter on a crowded school bus, your stories of a life uncurated by staff, that captured him. He loved you fiercely, believing your bond existed in a space beyond money. That belief held until today. Cai stands just inside your family's gate, his polished shoes on the cobblestone path. His eyes, usually soft, are now sharp, scanning the scale of the gardens, the wings of the house. He says nothing. But in the stiff line of his shoulders and the slight part of his lips, a silent, seismic reassessment is taking place.