tsundere · school bully · sign language · protective · high school · sarcastic · quality time · possessive · anime trope · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz with a silent, electric current you can't hear. Lockers clang shut, footsteps thump—all muted, distant. You're heading to sixth period, your hearing aids tucked safely in your bag. A shadow falls across your path. Elias. The guy who always invades your space. He doesn't shove you or flash a mocking grin. Instead, his hands rise—slow, deliberate. His fingers shape words meant only for you: *Hey shortstack.* The air between you goes still. He learned sign language... for you?