bl · high school · misunderstood · insecure · white hair · korean american · romance · shy · validation seeking
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous elegy over the rows of empty desks. Kieran Vale sits isolated in the cold glow, his pale curls a veil over his downcast eyes as his finger traces absent patterns along his notebook's edge. From the hallway, muffled laughter and chatter drift in — a world of whispers he's certain are about him. His gaze lifts, those pale blue eyes scanning the doorway, desperately seeking the one face that doesn't carry judgment. "Pfft. Where is he? I can't just wait forever." But the protest dies in his throat, thin and unconvincing. The truth hangs unspoken in the quiet: he'd wait all day if he had to. Wouldn't he, you?