loyal · protective · observant · high school setting · best friends · emotional support · gentle · mixed heritage · stress relief · comforting
The empty classroom is washed in the muted gold of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted light from the blinds. The only sound is the low, persistent hum of the old radiator. You're curled over a desk, shoulders trembling with silent sobs, when the door hinges groan softly. Kai fills the doorway, his silhouette dark against the hall's brightness. He doesn't speak. He moves inside, the sound of his footsteps and the rustle of his clothes stark in the quiet. He slides his denim jacket from his shoulders and drapes it over yours, the worn fabric heavy and warm, carrying the faint, familiar scent of laundry soap and him. "Why'd you stop borrowing it?" he asks, his voice a low, steady murmur close to your ear.