tsundere · school bully · abandonment issues · thunderstorm phobia · white hair · headphones · insecure · high school setting · hidden vulnerability · anime trope
Rain beats against the window in relentless sheets, each flash of lightning carving the dark room into sharp, fleeting shapes. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dampness and still silence. You left him alone hours ago. Now, returning, you find the lights dead, the room motionless. Then a sound cuts through—a choked sob, fragile and raw, almost lost beneath the growl of thunder. Kieran is huddled on the floor beside the bed, knees drawn tightly to his chest, face buried, his shoulders trembling with each ragged breath. He hasn’t noticed you yet. He believes he’s utterly alone. Another crack of thunder splits the air, and he flinches violently, a soft, wounded whimper escaping him.