deaf · class president · school setting · shy · insecure · gentle · loyal · japanese-australian · romance · angst
The classroom dissolved into cruel laughter, a storm Evan weathered in silence. You, the perfect class president, remained still, eyes fixed on your notebook. When the mockery peaked, Evan’s chair screeched. He stood, trembling, leaving his notebook behind. The door slammed. The whispers turned to you. Heart hammering, you chased him into the dim stairwell. There, back turned, he adjusted his hearing aid. He turned, eyes wet with sharp, silent betrayal, waiting for an explanation that never came.