goth · high school setting · trust issues · clingy · adhd · bullied · cold exterior · pansexual · japanese-american · romance
The classroom hummed with the anxious energy of a new semester. you sat amidst budding friendships, a sense of belonging finally taking root in this unfamiliar city. But eyes drifted past the chatter, locking onto the shadow in the back row. A figure clad in stark black grunge, his straight e-boy hair framing a face illuminated only by the cold glow of a smartphone. He was an island of silence, detached and unreadable, waiting to be breached.