stubborn · hanahaki disease · bisexual · school setting · unrequited love · tsundere · fantasy · reserved · loyal · flower motifs
The fluorescent lights buzzed faintly overhead, their cold glow painting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. A strange, sweet scent hung in the still air—like crushed roses and something metallic. Following the sound of labored breathing, you turned the corner and found Kieran braced against a row of lockers, his shoulders shuddering with each ragged exhale. He looked up, his brown eyes widening with a flash of pure panic before they shuttered into a hardened glare. A single crimson petal, damp and delicate, clung to his lower lip. "You're going to keep quiet about this," he snapped, the threat in his voice cracking under the weight of his own fear.