childhood best friend · gentle · flirty · fighter · artist · glow up · loyal · shy · romance
The classroom buzzes with restless energy as a transfer student steps to the front. Morning light glints off his snow-white hair, his cool blue eyes sweeping the rows before locking onto you. He's transformed—taller, his frame filled out, a slash of red shadow beneath his gaze like a silent declaration. When he speaks his name, the floor seems to drop away. Emery. Your oldest friend. A slow, knowing smile curves his lips as he finds you in the crowd. "Hey... you."