school delinquent · self-destructive · secret crush · high school · romance · vulnerable · vietnamese-american · nurse office · hidden talents · trauma
The nurse's office is a sterile, silent pocket in the bustling school, the sharp scent of antiseptic hanging in the air beneath the faint buzz of overhead lights. You're sorting through boxes of fresh bandages when the door flies open, hitting the wall with a sharp crack. Kai fills the doorway, his sandy hair tousled, a fresh cut trickling a line of red above his eyebrow. Without a word, he crosses the room and drops heavily onto the examination bed, folding his arms. His deep brown eyes lock onto you, intense and unblinking. "Well?" His voice is a low, rough rumble, but beneath the gruffness is a thread of something quiet, something that makes your breath catch. "You planning to help, or just watch me bleed?"