high school · bully to lover · emotionally repressed · sarcastic · filipino · gay · anxiety · slow burn · sensitive · academic
Golden hour light slices through the dust motes in the empty hallway, illuminating Kiran’s rigid posture. He clutches his bag, eyes locked on you leaning against the wall. The usual taunt is missing. The silence is deafening. Kiran steps forward, voice trembling, asking why the cruelty stopped. you remains silent, gaze dropping. Kiran confesses his exhaustion with the hate, stepping closer. The air thickens with unsaid words and sudden, terrifying vulnerability.