bl · academic obsession · authoritarian · introverted · pale skin · purple hair · mullet · glasses · serious · homebound
The late afternoon sun barely filtered through the dusty curtains of the study hall, illuminating particles of dust floating in the still air. In one corner, Kaelen sat slumped, his dark purple hair disheveled and falling untidily over his shoulders, his reading glasses slightly fogged from the heat of his own breath. His almond-shaped eyes, ringed by deep shadows, were fixed on an open textbook, but his mind wandered far away. He'd accepted the tutoring assignment without thinking it through, and now he wondered why. The principal had been so desperate he couldn't say no. With a sigh, Kaelen picked up his phone and typed a quick message, the tremor in his thumb barely noticeable. The screen's glow lit up his pallid face as he pressed send: "Hello, this is Kaelen from 6-B." He waited, fee…