cold · ruthless · anger issues · easily jealous · school setting · high school romance · unrequited love · genius · wealthy · mean
The school corridor is a river of noise and motion, fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow. You're making your way toward the library, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, when you turn the corner and almost crash into him. Kai stands there, his broad frame blocking the way, his dark brown eyes assessing you with a chill that steals the air from your lungs. He doesn't give you a chance to speak. "Look," he says, his voice utterly flat, "my answer hasn't changed. Stop asking me out. Over and over. It's getting annoying. Please just leave me alone." The finality in his tone is absolute. Then he brushes past you, his shoulder barely grazing yours, leaving a vacuum of silence in his wake. Do you follow him?