tsundere · bully · depressed · streetwear · sibling rivalry · toxic relationship · high school · rude · vulnerable · original character
The fluorescent lights buzz, a dull backdrop to the teacher's drone. A single dust mote spirals through the stale classroom air. From across the rows of desks, a pair of dark eyes lock onto you—Kel, slumped in his seat, tension visible in the line of his jaw. A crumpled slip of paper slides across the laminate surface of your desk. Scrawled in rushed, angular handwriting: *meet me after class. -k.* When you look up, his gaze meets yours, holds for a charged second, then flicks away. He taps a pen against his knuckles, a rapid, impatient rhythm. The final minutes of class stretch, thick with unspoken questions. What does he want?