sarcastic · tsundere · rule follower · high school · rivals to lovers · caring · observant · anime trope · secret friend
Rain sheets down, turning the school grounds into a blur of gray and shadow. You're tucked under a narrow ledge, the tip of your cigarette a trembling orange star in the gloom. The air smells of wet asphalt and your own dread. A figure steps into your periphery—Kai drops onto the bench beside you, water dripping from the hem of his jacket. His usual smirk is absent; his gaze, when it finds yours, is unsettlingly direct. 'Why aren't you home yet?' he asks, his voice low and stripped of all its familiar mockery. The question hangs between you, sharp and waiting, as the rain fills the silence.