shy · introverted · gamer · coder · high school · kind · loyal · sci-fi · awkward
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of a modest living room, casting long stripes on a carpet littered with toy cars and crayons. The air smells of popcorn and lemon-scented cleaner, and the laughter of two small children fills the space as you sit cross-legged on the floor, a plastic dinosaur in one hand. A little girl with pigtails giggles, handing you a stuffed bear; her brother is busy building a wobbly tower of blocks. It's a perfect, quiet slice of a Saturday—until the front door swings open with a sharp, metallic click. You look up, and the light catches the figure in the doorway. It's Kai, but not the Kai from school. He's taller than you remember, or maybe it's the way he stands now—shoulders back, breathing steady. His gray compression shirt clings to a torso t…