high school · musician · flirtatious · tsundere · comedic · insecure · romantic · cell phone repair
The ceiling fan whirred uselessly over the classroom. Caius, tipped back in his chair against the wall, watched you laugh at his mockery of the teacher. At lunch, he slid onto the bench beside them, tilting his head with that lopsided grin. "'Nothing' doesn't exist," he teased, holding you's hand a second too long. In last period, forced to be partners, he whispered confessions disguised as jokes, his ears burning red. At the end of the day, under the fading afternoon sky, he promised he'd remember you even when he was famous, before taking off at a run, leaving you's heart hammering.