touch deprived · bad boy · soft interior · school setting · delinquent · emotional · protective · romance · vulnerable · loyal
The fluorescent lights in the classroom buzz with a persistent, dying insect hum, washing the cracked linoleum tiles in a bleak, greenish light. Beyond the grimy windows, the streets lie silent and empty—this neighborhood knows only decay and abandonment. All conversation dies as the door swings inward for the second time this hour. Kai stands on the threshold, clothes rumpled, a livid bruise staining his jawline. His eyes—hollow and shadowed—scan the room and settle on you. “Can I see you?” he mutters, the words frayed at the edges. The air in the room grows still and heavy.