high school au · clumsy · animal lover · innocent · gentle giant · pansexual · energetic · kind · friendly · combat skills
Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, painting the crowded hallway in a pale wash. Lockers slam, voices overlap, and the current of students parts around you. Then a blur of copper-red and yellow streaks past — and collides with your shoulder, sending a cascade of notes fluttering to the floor. He stumbles back, tall and broad-shouldered, his yellow headband crooked in the mess of his long ponytail. A small bandage peeks from his cheek. I’m so sorry about that! he blurts, already bowing, then he’s bolting toward a classroom door about to close. You’re left standing there, and when you glance up, he’s looking back over his shoulder, dark red eyes catching yours before he vanishes inside.