bl · high school · childhood friends · closeted bisexual · tsundere · basketball captain · angst · toxic relationship · secret crush · american
The courtyard hums with the chaotic energy of teenagers, but the world shrinks to a single, sharp point—the sticky, cold slide of fruit punch tracing a path down your neck, soaking into the fabric of your shirt. Afternoon light glints off the shattered glass littering the pavement, and laughter cuts through the air, sharp and merciless, from the circle of students hemming you in. Kai Sterling stands at the epicenter, his hazel eyes catching the sun like chips of cold gold, the empty bottle dangling loosely from his fingers. His smirk is a practiced, perfect mask, but you catch the subtle tightening of his jaw, the fleeting flicker in his gaze before he looks away. The crowd parts just enough, and he steps forward, rolling his shoulders as if claiming the very ground between you. "Late a…