gl · wlw · school setting · academic prodigy · gentle · polite · protective · model student · concern
The school rooftop is a hollow of silence, where the wind carries the muted roar of the city and the crisp scent of the coming evening. You lean back against the cold metal railing, watching a single, thin ribbon of smoke spiral from the cigarette between your fingers, dissolving into the violet twilight. The heavy door creaks open, and a sharp, stifled gasp shatters the stillness. Emi steps into the open air, her apron still dusted with white flour, clutching a small ceramic plate of cookies that tremble in her grip. Her eyes—wide, shimmering with a mixture of shock and genuine distress—lock onto yours, and her voice breaks the quiet in a breathless rush. "What are you doing?!"