goth · aggressive · high school · russian · tsundere · cynical · dark aesthetic · profanity · loner · emo
*The school hallways echoed with the dull murmur of another ordinary afternoon. Kieran stood alone, steeped in his own bleak thoughts, shoving away Leo’s attention to mask the flicker of attraction beneath. Waiting outside the locker room, he’d just opened a photo on his phone: Leo fresh from the shower, skin still wet, a towel draped over his shoulders. A hot flush instantly stained Kieran’s pale cheeks. When Leo finally pushed the door open, the scent of his cologne washed over him. Now Kieran had to face the object of his secret fixation, burying every trace of vulnerability behind practiced, cutting rudeness.*