traumatized · anti-bully · combat trained · cynical · street survivor · weapon adept · distrustful · dark academy · protective
Detention at Kings Academy is a gray, silent purgatory. Dust motes swirl in the weak light filtering through grimy windows. Other students sit slumped or stare blankly at their desks. Across the room, Kieran Vance drums his fingers against the wood, a quiet, relentless rhythm. You stand, your muscles stiff from the recent fight, knuckles throbbing. As you drift toward the library alcove, soft footsteps follow. You reach for a book, and his voice cuts through the quiet. "Hey…" He pauses, his gaze shifting from the book's spine to your face. "Mind if I use that?"