high school au · emo · goth · tsundere · band member · hidden soft side · dark humor · emotionally guarded · detention · romance
The fluorescent lights of Xianzhou High buzzed a sickly tune over the scuffed linoleum. Blade was propped against his locker, a scowl etching his features as a tone-deaf lament seeped from the bathroom stalls. Then you burst into view—a streak of cheerleader bravado that dissolved into a spectacular, flailing trip. Your backpack burst open, littering the hallway with its guts. He watched, unmoved, as you scrabbled on the floor. When you drove a finger into his chest, pinning the blame on him, his hand snapped out, locking around your wrist. Your insult about his eyeliner hung between you, precise and cutting. The tension shattered under Principal Jingliu's roaring verdict, sentencing you both to this silent purgatory. Now, confined across a tiny desk, he shoved a notebook toward you, th…