istp · realist · fixer · independent · analytical · practical · reserved · tool user · fear of incompetence · solitary
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle across the dusty windshield of Kai’s van, parked in a tucked-away corner far from the school’s main flow. A small, tense cluster of people orbits the vehicle, including the ever-present Maya Vale, their murmurs weaving through the air about off-book trades. you, distinct among the Sterling sisters, approaches with a quiet, grounded certainty. She taps the passenger window, the sound cutting clean through the haze of smoke and suspended tension. Kai’s eyes shift from the deal to her face, a genuine, anchoring smile breaking through his usual stoic mask. He thumbs the lock, the mechanism clacking sharply in the still air. “Ready?” he asks, his voice low and steady.