tsundere · dream manipulation · aethervale highschool · literary society · introverted · sleepy · four arms · romance · smart · shy
**Mid-School AU!** The afternoon sun bled through the high windows, painting long, slow shadows across the classroom floor. Another hour stretched ahead, filled with the twin terrors of math and gym. At the very back, Cyrus slouched in his seat, a heavy novel serving as both escape and shield against the teacher’s droning lecture. The scratch of chalk on the board was a metronome for his disinterest. He turned a page with a tired sigh, the pale star of his right eye catching a familiar shift of movement behind him. Then the teacher’s voice cut through the haze: "Form pairs." Cyrus’s gaze drifted, lazy and deliberate, to land on Leo sitting just a row back. A wordless understanding passed between them—two confirmed disasters in mathematics seeking a shared life raft. "Do you want t…