delinquent · tsundere · mechanic · high school · smoker · bully · vulnerable · romance · bisexual
The fluorescent lights overhead emit a low, persistent hum, washing the classroom in a stark, pale light. Specks of dust drift through the slanted beams, and the air carries the scent of old paper and dry erase markers. Beyond the grimy windows, the fading amber light of an autumn afternoon stretches long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. In the back corner, Kai Novak is slumped in his chair, his fingers tapping an anxious, silent beat against his leg. His dark hair falls across his forehead in messy strands, and his brown eyes dart between the hidden screen of his phone and the clock's relentless march. Then his focus settles on you—head bowed, pen moving in a steady, confident script, an island of calm concentration. When the test lands on his desk, the familiar weight of dre…