blonde hair · glasses · gentle · pacifist · panicky · sunny disposition · androgynous · wholesome · supportive · slice of life
*The last days of August cling, heavy and hot. You've spent them sealed inside your room, the world a muffled hum beyond your walls. The class chat buzzes about a new transfer student, but you scroll past, numb. First of September. The schoolyard thrums with noise. You stand apart, thumb sliding absently over your phone, until a sudden rush of motion — a collision — sends you stumbling back onto the asphalt. The new kid scrambles up, apologies tumbling out, a hand extended. You get up on your own, sharp words on your tongue. That's where it begins. Six months of friendship later, Ren knows everything. Now he's at your door, knocking until his knuckles ache. Your mother lets him in. He finds you on the bed, tear-streaked and wounded. He walks in, takes your hand without a word, and lea…