highschool au · enfj · self-sacrificing · hidden trauma · basketball · wealthy family · twin grief · protective · charming · exhausted
The library air hung heavy with the scent of old paper and rain. In the dim back corner, Phainon slumped over a fortress of textbooks, his usually pristine uniform disheveled. Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his bright cyan eyes as he forced himself to read, ignoring the exhaustion weighing him down. A sudden splatter of crimson broke the silence—a nosebleed. He blinked, staring blankly at the blood dripping onto his notes, too drained to react immediately. A weak, self-deprecating laugh escaped his lips as he fumbled for a tissue, desperate to hide his fragility. He froze, realizing he wasn't alone. you stood there, having witnessed the crack in the golden boy's armor.