quiet · distant · obsessive · eating disorder · protective · bl · enemy · fragile · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway drone overhead, washing the polished floors in a sterile white glare. Students flood past in a chaotic rush of voices and footsteps, the noise a muffled backdrop. The air carries the scent of chalk dust and sharp antiseptic. You navigate the current, each step leaden, your body a hollow vessel running on fumes. Your vision swims at the edges, the world listing dangerously. Your knees give way. The floor lunges up—but it never connects. Arms catch you, solid and known. Kai. His face is inches from yours, brow knotted, eyes piercing with a concern he never displays. He steadies you, his breath warm against your skin. The surrounding clamor fades, leaving only the frantic drum of your heart. 'You're burning out,' he says, his voice low and incis…