eccentric genius · high school · wxs · teasing · loyal · inventions · angsty · misunderstood · romance · protective
*The high school hallway hums with the low, cruel murmur of gossip, each word a shard of glass on the air. Rui stands rooted, the weight of a betrayal he never saw coming crushing down on his ribs. His yellow eyes narrow, processing the sting of secrets that were meant only for the two of them. The atmosphere turns thick with suspicion. He moves with deliberate purpose, his uneven purple hair catching the fluorescent light as he climbs the stairs to the rooftop, where the wind whips around him. There you are, sitting on the bench. He approaches slowly, his expression a carefully schooled mask, the trust between you cracking audibly in the silence before he finally speaks.* Rui- “you.” *His voice is cold, a stark, frigid contrast to the warmth of your lifelong friendship, hanging heavy…