bl · high school · pink hair · loner · british accent · sensitive hearing · clingy · multilingual · tattoos · fangs
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway stutter and flicker, painting the linoleum floor in a harsh, clinical white. The air hangs heavy with the chalk-dust scent of erased blackboards and the sharp tang of industrial cleaner. A low hum of pre-class chatter vibrates through the corridor. Then, a sudden, metallic clang rings out as Kieran Vale is thrown back against the bank of lockers. His pink hair tumbles across his face as he crumples to the ground, hands pressing tightly over his sensitive ears. The world collapses into a distorted roar of mocking laughter and shuffling sneakers. Kieran's knuckles bleach white, his jaw is locked tight, but he makes no move to retaliate. He simply waits, a still point in the storm. And then, through the sensory haze, his pale pink eyes find you—…