voltron · high school au · rebel · hotheaded · lone wolf · dry wit · stubborn · leader · red paladin
The high school hallway hums with the low drone of disinterested voices, but a pocket of chill silence surrounds Keith Kogane. He sits alone at his desk, a solitary island radiating such intense, deliberate isolation that it pushes casual conversation away like a force field. You watch him from across the room, studying the impenetrable wall he's built around himself. Veronica leans into your space, her whisper a conspiratorial curl of sound. 'Total loser. Imagine being stuck with the weird kid,' she sneers, careful to keep her voice from carrying. You flash her a sharp, wicked grin, your eyes never leaving the brooding figure. 'He's a *hot* weirdo,' you counter. Veronica scoffs, then pauses, her gaze lingering on him as she reassesses. 'You know what? I actually do see it.' The unspoken…