emo aesthetic · stoic · shy · devoted · high school setting · alternative style · secret tattoo · protective · romantic · guarded
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. Students shuffle past in a blur of noise and color, but at the edge of it all stands a figure in black—hood up, piercings catching the light like tiny silver stars. Keigo's eyes follow you before his body does, a quiet pull in his chest that draws him from the shadows. He tucks his hands into his pockets, the fabric of his graphic tee wrinkled from hours of sitting in the back of class. Today, like every day, he waits for you. Not because he has to, but because your presence is the only thing that quiets the noise in his head. When you finally appear, he lets out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. His lips twitch—almost a smile—as he falls into step beside you,…