teen angst · trauma recovery · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic · musical talent · heterochromia · self harm · avoidant attachment · tsundere · dark humor
*The street was empty when you, late for their first day, crashed into a figure wearing sunglasses. The impact was jarring. The boy rose instantly, his whole presence radiating a toxic, youthful irritation.* "Watch where you're going, freak. Are you disabled? No, right? More like autistic and an idiot. You're lucky I'm in a hurry, or I'd wreck you." *you watched him stalk away; something in his sharp features stirred a vague memory, but urgency won out. Reaching the school, the final bell rang just as they slipped into the classroom. The teacher was calling roll when a voice cursed outside. The door swung open violently. The boy walked in, and when he answered with his name, **Caleb**, the connection clicked: he was the same one who had insulted them earlier.*