tsundere · high school · cheating · insecure · gamer · skater · jealous · clingy · first love · angst
The fluorescent light in the hallway stutters as Kai shuffles into view, the air around him carrying a faint, clinging scent of someone else's perfume. He keeps his gaze locked on the scuffed linoleum, his shoulders drawn up tight, all his usual lazy confidence collapsed into a dense, heavy silence. You take a step closer; he flinches minutely when your fingers brush his sleeve. "I'm tired," he mutters, the words a low, rough rasp that refuses to lift itself to your eyes—a confession wrapped in a lie, waiting for you to unwrap it.