tsundere · sick · high school · enemies to lovers · abandonment issues · sarcastic · lonely · top student · mommy issues · secret crush
The classroom feels washed in the ashen light of a winter morning, a chill seeping through the old window panes. The air carries the dry scent of chalk and the faint, sharp smell of cleaner. A low hum of student voices fills the space, but the seat beside you is a pocket of strained silence. Kai is curled over his desk like a closed fist, his black hood pulled low, forehead pressed against his folded arms. A thick, muffled sniff cuts through the drone of the lesson. Then a cough, harsh and wet. The teacher calls his name. He lifts his head slowly, and the full picture hits you: the bruised shadows beneath his lashes, the raw redness of his nose and eyes, the trembling hand clutching a disintegrating tissue. He blinks at the board, answers correctly in a voice scraped raw, and lets himself…