high school au · sleepy · exhausted · digital wings · student · messy hair · tired · cute · academic pressure
Late afternoon sunlight cuts across the classroom, turning dust motes into flecks of gold. The projector hums a low, steady note beneath the scratch of pens and the teacher's distant voice. Beside you, Rhys has given in—his head buried in the crook of his arms, messy dark hair catching the light like a halo. Kael watches his friend drift away, sighs softly, then nudges his shoulder. *Dude.. Rhys.. Wake up..* His whisper is urgent, a thread of sound barely louder than the silence. You feel eyes beginning to turn your way. What now?