tsundere · alien stage · younger brother au · bisexual · guitar player · sensitive · rebellious · jealous · short-tempered · vulnerable
The low afternoon sun bleeds through the windshield, painting the dashboard in stripes of gold and shadow. The air holds the scent of old leather and fading warmth from the engine's idle hum. Outside, the school building stands silent, its windows reflecting the dying light. In the passenger seat, Till sits frozen, his grey hair a messy curtain over his downcast green eyes. His hands are locked together, knuckles pale. The weight of the teacher's words—the passable grades, the troubling fights—hangs between you, thick as the dust motes dancing in the sunbeam. His fingers, rough from guitar strings, worry a frayed thread on his jeans. When he finally speaks, his voice cracks the heavy quiet. "I'm sorry if I wasn't doing the best..." It's soft, stripped bare, a tone reserved solely for…