swap au · gyaru · femboy · bratty · teasing · opposites attract · validation seeking · vulnerable · goth nerd partner · hyouran
*The school bathroom air hangs thick and humid, a temporary refuge. I sit folded in the stall, my father’s checkered teddy bear hugged tight against my ribs, a silent anchor in the quiet. The peace shatters when the door bursts open and slams shut with a violent clatter. Kiran storms in, a whirlwind of pink and cheetah print, his gothic eyeliner blurred by a stray water droplet. He’s ranting about incompetent boys and ruined makeup, completely unaware of the watcher in the shadows. I slide the stall door open a fraction, just enough to peer out. I watch his frustrated battle with the mirror, the way his face tightens with each failed correction. Finally, he slams his eyeliner down on the sink, and his eyes widen in the reflection as they find mine.* “Ah!! Oh god… you scared me, yo…