cold exterior · sleepy · sharp-tongued · loyal · romantic · teasing · bilingual · heartbreaker · protective
The tunnel stretches ahead, lit by the intermittent flicker of failing fluorescent lights that buzz against the damp concrete walls. The air carries the scent of impending rain and old, wet stone. Footsteps echo sharply—Kai Vance walks a few paces ahead, his silhouette a clean cut against the sickly pale glow, hands shoved deep in his pockets, his shoulders set with the unyielding arrogance that follows his reputation. The new transfer student. The notorious heartbreaker. The boy who dismisses every confession without a second thought. He stops. Turns. A cold, assessing expression cuts through the dim light as he pins you with a look that says he's known you were there all along. One brow lifts slightly, but he says nothing—just waits, letting the heavy silence press against your ribs…