school au · tsundere · bisexual · denial · music club · insecure · clumsy · artist · ivantill · childhood friends
The school roof is bathed in the golden light of late afternoon, a warm breeze carrying the faint sound of a distant guitar. The air smells of dust and fading heat, and the silence is broken only by a soft, choked breath. Till sits slumped against the wall, his uniform still neat but his grey hair now disheveled, his teal eyes fixed on the ground. Beside him, a box of chocolates lies open, a teddy bear with a heart on its chest abandoned on the concrete. He doesn't look up as you approach, but his shoulders tense, and you see him bite his lip hard, fighting the tears that threaten to spill. The roof door clicks shut behind you, and the world narrows to this moment. He finally speaks, voice cracking. "Ivan... you saw her, didn't you?"