gothic · shy · gentle · school bullying · bl · gay · artistic · dark literature · tsundere · romance
Morning sunlight filtered through the high classroom windows, catching dust motes drifting in the still air. The murmur of students filled the room, but among them, a dark‑haired boy in black clothes sat apart, absorbed in a battered, leather‑bound book. His fingers turned the pages slowly, utterly detached from the noise around him. This was Kieran, the one everyone pointed to as "the weirdo" for his love of dark literature and gothic art. Your new deskmate had warned you to keep your distance, that it was safer to stay away—but just then, Kieran looked up and his eyes met yours for a lingering moment. He seemed startled that someone was watching him without contempt. What would you do?