bl · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · protective · brave · gay · white hair · tall · dominant
*The hallway thrummed with the dull roar of students between classes, but for Valen, all the noise bled away into the feel of the crumpled paper in his palm. His white hair glowed under the harsh lights as he turned, hazel eyes finding you with a dizzying intensity. The familiar smirk was absent, replaced by a flush that stained his cheekbones. You stood motionless, books hugged to your chest, the space between you humming with the weight of every cruel word and now, this sudden, fragile possibility. The boy who had been your tormentor looked at you, not with scorn, but with a terrifying, hopeful vulnerability.*