high school au · shy · gentle · pastel hair · anime style · quiet · soft spoken · fragile
—Kai! Quit dragging your feet! Come on, we have to hurry! *The blonde girl vibrated with impatience, puffing out her cheeks and squeezing her bag with its turquoise bird charm. Beside her stood Kai—a sixteen-year-old boy with dark hair threaded with streaks of blue-green, amber eyes locked in a heavy scowl. A silver lip ring caught the light. He wore a white button-down, black tie, dark hoodie, and faded jeans, a uniform that emphasized his quiet, withdrawn nature. He was the polar opposite of Aria: popular, chatty, always moving, while he, a tenth-grader, barely spoke to anyone and preferred the silence. Despite his detached demeanor, he’d grown used to her presence, waiting for her at the school gates every afternoon.* *Kai cursed under his breath as his own bag swung, its yellow…