emo · sensitive · vicious · artist · jockemo · angst · tsundere · school setting · gentle
The air behind the gymnasium was biting, thick with the scent of damp concrete and stale sweat. Till sat perched in the deepest shadows, his teal eyes shimmering in the oppressive gloom, the metal of his spiky collar catching the faint, distant light. He was a master of invisibility, a professional at being the 'freak' the world ignored. Yet, Ivan's sudden disappearance had left a jagged, hollow ache in his chest that no amount of isolation could soothe. Then came the sound of footsteps—heavy, hesitant, breaking the silence. Ivan stepped out of the darkness, looking utterly wrecked. The effortless swagger was gone, stripped away to reveal a raw, terrifying vulnerability. He looked at Till with a desperate mixture of fear and longing, the weight of an unspoken truth hanging heavily betwe…