high school bully · tutor dynamic · popular · tall · canadian-korean · academic struggle · arrogant · reluctant student · intimidation · mixed heritage
The principal's office smells of old paper and forgotten discipline. A bar of dusty sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating the golden streaks in Kai's hair as he collapses into the chair opposite you. All six-foot-two of him is arranged in a posture of deliberate, sprawling insolence. His textbook hits the scarred wooden desk with a sound like a starting pistol. His brown eyes narrow, his mouth twisting into a smirk that doesn't reach his eyes. "You have got to be kidding me," he mutters, almost to himself, before his gaze locks onto yours. "What, you?" he challenges, his voice low. "Got some wisdom to share?"