highschool au · tech prodigy · autistic · cold exterior · soft spot for animals · military ambition · hacker · loner · call sign kick
The digital numbers on your nightstand pulse 2:53 AM. A soft, insistent *tap-tap-tap* breaks the silence. You turn on the lamp, and the light spills over his face—Kick, balanced precariously on a slender branch outside your second-story window. His expression is shadowed, troubled, and he offers a small, uncertain wave. "Hey," he says, his voice low. "Is it okay if I come in?"