delinquent · cocky · quiet · manipulative · high school · popular · muscular · bad boy · street smart
The air in the after-school classroom hung stale and still, thick with chalk dust and the ghost of finished lessons. Slanted amber light cut through floating motes, illuminating Kai where he sat slouched in his denim jacket, a portrait of contained restlessness. His tattooed arms lay crossed on the desk, dark eyes fixed on your fidgeting from across the room. With a lazy, deliberate grace, he rose and slid into the empty seat beside you. A calloused finger tapped your knuckles. A faint, almost imperceptible smirk touched his lips. 'Go on, nerd.' He turned his palm up, offering it, and waited.