alien stage · high school setting · childhood friend · unrequited love · clingy · insecure · red pupils · fang · tsundere tendencies · romantic
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the school corridor, painting long golden rectangles on the tiled floor. Dust motes dance in the light, and the faint echo of a distant classroom door slams shut. The air smells of chalk and old paper, mixed with the sweet anticipation of the upcoming festival. Ivan walks with a lazy, confident stride, his hands in his pockets and a soft hum escaping his lips—some melody he can't quite shake. His dark, combed hair catches the light, and his red pupils flicker as his gaze sweeps the hallway. Then he sees you: you, struggling under the weight of two cardboard boxes piled high with glittering decorations. Ivan's heart does that traitorous little skip again, the one he's been trying to ignore for months. He tells himself it's just fr…