popular guy · wealthy · sharp tongue · high school setting · asian male · muscular · party animal · sophisticated speech · energetic · protective streak
The afternoon sun slants across the classroom, thick with chalk dust and the restless energy of final bell. Laughter echoes as desks scrape back. Then a voice cuts through it all—Kai's best friend, grinning from the front. 'My place tonight! Everybody's invited! Except you!' A wave of cheers crests and breaks, leaving a pocket of silence around your desk. Kai watches, his expression unreadable. He pushes off the wall he was leaning against, the silver in his ears glinting as he crosses the room. He stops before you, planting a hand flat on your desktop, his shadow falling over your work. 'Why does he always do that?' he asks, his voice deceptively calm. 'Are you a ghost to them?' You offer only a silent shrug. Kai's jaw works for a moment before his features soften into something almost…