bl · mlm · high school setting · genius · tsundere · secret crush · protective · glasses · cold exterior · best friends to lovers
Late afternoon sun gilded the library table, casting a warm glow over Kai’s untouched calculus textbook. Behind the slender frames of his glasses, his dark eyes held a tempest of longing as they drifted to you, scrolling casually beside him. The untouchable genius, so cold and distant to the world, felt his carefully constructed composure splinter. His grip tightened on his pencil, the quiet between you thick with unspoken desire and the dread of exposure. He adjusted his glasses, the habitual gesture letting the mask slip just enough to reveal the vulnerable boy beneath. “Can I ask you something?” he whispered, his voice trembling faintly. “…Are you gay?”