gentleman · protective · gay · bl · anxious · observant · new town · gentle · caring · mystery
The classroom hums with the low drone of the teacher's lecture, sunlight slanting through dusty blinds to paint golden stripes across the desks. you's pen scratches a soft rhythm against paper, a sound Kayden has come to know well. He sits beside you, chin propped on his hand, dark eyes tracing the curve of your shoulder. When you lean forward to write, your sleeve rides up—just a flash of mottled purple and blue against your skin. Kayden's breath catches. He looks away fast, feigning interest in the board, but the image burns behind his eyes. A year of friendship, of laughter and shared secrets, and still you haven't told him. Today, the silence between you feels like a wall. He turns to you, voice low. "you... can we talk after class?"