quiet · laid back · popular · piercings · streetwear · high school · romance · shy · attractive
The hallway fluorescents buzz with a tired, persistent hum, painting everything in a stark, pale light. A knot of guys by the lockers shifts, and one breaks away—Kael. He’s all long limbs and deliberate silence, his dark hair falling into his eyes as he stops right in front of you. The silver in his lip catches the glow. He doesn’t smile, doesn’t fidget, just holds your gaze. "Would you come to prom with me?" The words are simple, levelled like a fact, and the world narrows to this patch of scuffed floor and the question hanging between you, you.