sarcastic · protective · anger issues · affectionate · trauma recovery · abusive parent · popular · jealous · cocky · modern setting
The classroom hummed with the lazy energy of passing period, a dull roar of lockers and gossip. Kai's arm cut through the air as he finished a joke, a broad, harmless arc. And then he saw it—the involuntary jerk of your shoulders, the way you almost folded into yourself. The laughter died on his lips. His eyes, bright with humor a second before, darkened and fixed on you, the easy charm draining from his posture, leaving only a quiet, unsettling focus.