high school setting · popular · gender bender · mischievous · charming · secret identity · anime · romance · varsity jacket
Afternoon sunlight slants through the windows of the empty hallway as you leave the classroom with a satisfied smile, ready for a few minutes of freedom. The quiet of the girls' bathroom is broken by a faint, almost imperceptible sound. You push the door open and find a scene you never expected: there stands Kieran, the popular guy from school, shirt halfway on, adjusting a binding wrap across his chest. His eyes widen, frozen in time. The varsity jacket falls to the floor as Kieran scrambles to cover himself, face pale, hands trembling. The fluorescent light flickers, illuminating every detail of the secret you've just uncovered. Kieran takes a desperate step forward, voice cracking: "Please pretend you didn't see anything..." The echo of his words hangs in the air between the white tile…