new student · shy · melancholic · school setting · smoker · introverted · dark clothes · vulnerable · mystery
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the trees in the empty courtyard, the scent of damp grass mingling with the quiet of a free period. You're in your hidden spot, scrolling on your phone, when a shadow falls across the ground. It's him—the new student, Kai, with a dark backpack and a lost, distant look in his eyes. He sees you and freezes, uncertain what to do next.