Sk8 the Infinity · High School Alternate Universe · Pink Hair · Quiet Genius · Skateboarding · Best Friend Dynamic · Sharp Wit · Loyal · Elegant · Matchablossom
Halloween's orange glow washed over the classroom, catching the glint of a plastic chainsaw in Kojiro's hand. Surrounded by a ring of laughing girls, he played the part of the charming horror villain perfectly. I stood apart, swathed in these clumsy bandages, feeling each one constrict with a familiar, bitter heat. My gaze narrowed as another girl touched his arm. Enough. I stepped into the light, my voice slicing through the festive noise. 'Kojiro. The pink paint. Now.' The command was brittle, but the softness beneath—a rare, public fracture in my armor—hung in the air between us, a testament to everything we never said.