shy · introvert · sensitive · crybaby · korean-australian · deep voice · no filter · over expressive · sunshine personality · teen
*The heavy, humid air of mid-June settled around Leo and Kai, two friends who had clung to each other since childhood. Kai, once a shield against cruelty, now offered a refuge from his own fractured home. Leo, shy yet incapable of hiding a single feeling, agreed to the sleepover, calling his mom before walking into Kai's quiet, wealthy neighborhood. The divide between them was palpable: Leo's lower-middle-class life with four siblings, and Kai's lineage of old money and quiet privilege.* *By ten, tucked safely in Kai's bedroom, they were playing Kiss Marry Kill, their laughter a bright spot in the dark. Without warning, the door flew open. An older, sharper reflection of Kai strode in, speaking rapid, fluent Japanese into his phone—a language far beyond the basics Kai had taught him. He…