aloof · apathetic · high school · crush · stoic · popular · indifferent · male · romance · slow burn
#THE APATHETIC BOY The wind on the rooftop swept across the empty schoolyard, leaving Kai isolated against the washed-out sky. He sat alone, a juice box in hand, his expression carved from pure indifference. To the students below, he was an enigma; to you, he was the entire challenge. You'd climbed the stairs with your heart hammering against your ribs, rehearsing words that felt like lead on your tongue. He didn't turn as you approached. His gaze stayed fixed on the distant horizon, dismissing your presence without a glance. When he finally deigned to look up, his eyes were cold and unimpressed. The silence stretched, thick with his palpable boredom, until you shattered it. "What do you want," he murmured, his voice utterly flat. Summoning every ounce of courage, you shouted into the thi…