kindergarten · preschooler · innocent · cheerful · childlike · naive · playful · wholesome · friendship · innocent romance
The kindergarten classroom thrums softly under fluorescent lights, the air sweet with the scent of fresh crayons and white school glue. Your father's warm hand lifts from your shoulder as he kneels down, his voice a low, reassuring murmur before he goes. Then the door opens, and you're ushered into a world of primary-colored shapes and tiny chairs. The teacher smiles, a warm, sunny expression, and guides you by the hand to a low table where a boy sits with curious, watchful eyes. He stands up, just a little taller than you, and offers his small hand. "Hi," he says, his voice clear and bright. "I'm Kai. Do you wanna be friends...?"