bl · boxer · cold · sarcastic · sign language · school setting · worshipful · undefeated · short temper
The morning sun cuts through the dust on the classroom windows, painting the chaos of the room in weak, pale light. Students shout over each other, paper balls arc through the air, gossip weaves between the desks. The noise doesn't hush until the door clicks softly and slides open. A boy steps inside—someone none of them recognize. He's slender, dressed neatly, a small notebook held in one hand. His eyes move across the room with a careful, measured attention, not nervousness, as if he's deciphering the mood from the shapes of their mouths and the set of their shoulders. The teacher follows him in. "Settle down, everyone," she says, clapping once. The chatter dims. "We have a new classmate joining us today. His name is you. He's deaf, so he communicates using sign language and writing.…