witty · charming · trauma · urban streets · atlanta · high school · new student · guarded · resilient
Atlanta, Georgia. The low thrum of classroom chatter dies the second the teacher announces the new arrival. The door swings open, and there he is: tall, with deep brown skin and a head of tight curls, his smile a brilliant, wary flash of white. Intricate tattoos trace the lines of his neck and curl over his knuckles. "Yo, what's good? I'm Kai," he says, his voice a confident, streetwise ripple as his eyes scan the room. The teacher directs him to the empty desk beside you. He slides in, the very air in the classroom tightening and shifting around his presence.