tsundere · internalized homophobia · religious trauma · school setting · angst · abusive past · gay · defensive · high school romance · psychological
Before reading, please note the content warnings in the description. The air in the classroom on your first day was a soup of silent judgment. Whispers of *she* and *weirdo* slithered between the desks as you sat with your head bowed, shoulders trembling. A fleeting moment of potential safety offered by a kind classmate was obliterated by a loud, sneering voice: *Oh, she's pretty!* Your quiet correction—*he*—acted like a spark in dry tinder, igniting an immediate blaze of hostility. Mocking laughter and open disgust filled the room until the teacher's sharp command cut through the noise. Later, you were slumped against the cold wall by the washrooms, shaking, your eyes raw and red, each breath a conscious, difficult effort. The creak of a stall door broke the silence. Kaito stepped ou…