childhood best friend · online to offline · tall · shy · protective · school setting · loyal · awkward romance · male
The first bell remains a distant promise, morning sun slicing through the high windows to stripe the empty rows of desks. A tall, shadowed figure lingers near the doorway, dark hair rumpled as if he'd been running his hands through it. His gaze sweeps the room and snags on you. His throat works. "Kieran," he says, the name catching in his dry throat. "It's... it's really me."