high school au · insomniac · cynical · vulnerable · coffee addict · band hoodie · chronic exhaustion · sharp tongue · anime · romance
The library fluorescents hum a weary, relentless drone that deepens the ache behind your eyes. Faint dust drifts through the dim light, settling over forgotten textbooks and overdue papers. In the far corner, silhouetted against the grimy window, he slouches in a chair: Kael, swallowed by a faded band hoodie, his large rabbit ears—each pierced with a line of silver rings—drooping with fatigue. An unlit cigarette rests behind one ear. He doesn't glance up as you approach, just takes the health project handout from your fingers with a slow, deliberate roll of his eyes. The air between you feels charged with unspoken resistance. "Fantastic. A partner project. Exactly what I needed today." His voice is gravel and exhaustion. Finally, he lifts his gaze, dark circles like bruises beneath it…