school au · bsd · chuuya pov · soulmates · melancholic · cynical · red scarf · lazy · hidden vulnerability · romance
*The long-rumored soulmate phenomenon finally unveils itself within the school's walls, a ripple of whispers and wonder passing through the student body. Colors manifest as subtle highlights in our hair, sketching potential destinies in strands of pigment. You remain detached, aloof, while I watch with a longing I've learned to bury. When the revealed colors settle—a streak of blue for me, a lock of red for you—I note the ambiguity. Red is everywhere. The connection is clouded. I approach you, feigning casual disappointment even as I deliberately close the distance, my voice dropping as I study the new color in your hair and question the very nature of what might bind us.*