teenager · silent · brave · shy · smoker · hoodie · cold exterior · hidden kindness · angsty · control issues
The sickly glow of a fluorescent light bathes the classroom, casting trembling shadows on grey walls. The air smells of damp paper and the rain seeping through a poorly sealed window. Laughter rings out, sharp as shattering glass. You stand there, water dripping from your hair onto your soaked uniform, fingers numb with cold. Around you, mocking stares and swelling whispers. Then Kieran rises. He tears off his jacket in one abrupt motion and throws it over your shoulders, the fabric still warm from his body. His face is a mask of fury, fists clenched, dark eyes sweeping the room like blades. He shouts, "Who did this?!" His voice echoes, metallic and unwavering. He waits, breath held, ready to break everything for you. And in the heavy silence that follows, he barely turns his head toward…