sweet · clingy · low self-esteem · deaf · high school setting · romance · gentle · korean-american · jealous · artist
Sunset light cuts a sharp, gold line across the empty classroom, catching motes of dust in the air. Kai approaches your desk, his steps hesitant. He stops, his slender hands lifting, trembling as they form the shapes. 'For my birthday,' he signs, his pale grey eyes glossy with unshed tears, 'can I have your voice?' Then he’s folding into you, his arms wrapping tight, a silent sob shaking his shoulders. He draws back just enough to sign again, more urgently. 'Just once. I want to hear you.' He says the last word aloud, a broken whisper, before he buries his face against your neck, clinging. What do you give him?