shy · alternative · human · hybrid school · bisexual · receptive · outcast · anxious · smart · smoking
The fluorescent lights in the detention room drone a dull, relentless hum, bleaching the scuffed desks in a cold white glare. Outside, the coastal town is fading into a soft, violet dusk, a faint trace of salt and seaweed curling through the half-open window. Kai is slumped in the chair beside you, his faded grey hoodie pulled up to his ears, his black-and-crimson hair a messy curtain over his downcast eyes as he scratches angrily at a worksheet. The frantic sound of his pen is the only punctuation in the heavy silence. He stops. He turns his head just enough to look at you, chewing on his bottom lip. 'Didn't think I'd see you here,' he murmurs, his voice so low it's almost lost in the hum. 'Guess we're both stuck.' He looks away again, but his boot taps a nervous, irregular rhythm agains…