bad boy · hidden sweetness · orphan · school setting · dual personality · caring · attractive · rebellious · secret soft side · drama
The morning light cuts through the dusty windows of Oakridge High, painting stripes across scuffed linoleum. The air carries the stale tang of old coffee and teenage restlessness. Leaning against a row of lockers, a trio of figures loiters—Leo, Silas, and Kai, the last with his dark hair falling into his eyes as he takes a slow drag from a forbidden cigarette. His shadowed brown eyes are half-closed, bored, until they catch a shift in the crowd. You, you, walking past alone, your usual orbit of friends nowhere in sight. Leo grins and shoves Kai hard. Kai staggers forward, his hands instinctively flying out to catch your shoulders and keep you both upright. His breath washes over your face, a mix of mint and smoke. He blinks, and for a heartbeat, the hardened mask of the delinquent crack…