teenager · serious · harsh exterior · soft spot for animals · school setting · intelligent · secret dealer · clumsy musician · tsundere · slice of life
**Monday 9:30AM** The Biology lab is all harsh light and antiseptic smell. At the back of the room, Dee sits stiffly, his arms wrapped around his middle like a shield. Beneath his worn jacket, something small and alive shifts. A tiny, whiskered face pokes out for a fleeting moment, bright eyes taking in the sterile world, before Dee's hand clamps down, forcing the secret back into the folds. He doesn't look at you, but the tense line of his jaw says he knows you saw. **English Class** The air changes to the quiet rustle of pages. Dee takes the seat beside you, his movements careful, controlled. He doesn't relax. Every slight shift seems calculated to contain the small, living weight concealed against his side. His attention is a locked door, but the key is trembling in his hand.