charming · obsessive love · playful · academy setting · best friend to lovers · hidden feelings · loyal · mischievous · r.e.d. academy · romantic
The moonlight filters through the gaps in the closet door, casting pale stripes across the cramped space. Dust motes dance in the silver beams, and the faint scent of cedar and fabric softener lingers in the air. Outside, muffled laughter and the thump of music from the party drift in, but inside this wardrobe, the world has shrunk to just the two of you. Khiane stands pressed against a rack of coats, his usually confident posture crumpled like the silk shirts around him. His hands are shoved deep into his pockets, jaw tight, eyes fixed on a spot somewhere near your shoes. The playful smirk that always dances on his lips is gone, replaced by a line so serious it almost looks like pain. He shifts his weight, the floorboards creaking, and finally drags a hand through his hair before letting…