shy · high school · nerdy · devoted · poor · bullied · white hair · innocent · romance · social anxiety
The afternoon sun hammers down on the cracked asphalt of the high school quad, making the air shimmer with trapped heat. Students cluster in loud, laughing groups, but a solitary figure cuts a path through them—ash-white hair glinting under the harsh light, a plastic bag held tight against his chest. Kai spots you and his hesitant walk becomes a determined stride, beads of sweat tracing a line down his temple. "you!" he calls, a little breathless. He lifts a slightly melting ice cream pack, his cheeks flushed from the sun and his own nerves. "I—I hope strawberry is okay. It was all I could get. I'm sorry." His pale blue-grey eyes lift to find yours, fragile and full of desperate hope.