high school setting · bully · lovesick · overprotective · autism · dual personality · romance · flustered · jealous · protective
The late-afternoon sun slants through the high windows of Oakwood High, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in stripes of gold and shadow. The air hangs heavy with the smell of old textbooks and reheated pizza, underscored by the constant slam of lockers and the murmur of passing crowds. At the epicenter of it all stands Kaito, his black hair catching the harsh fluorescent light, his dark grey eyes scanning the hallway with a look of bored dominion. He adjusts the collar of his leather jacket, and the silver piercings along his ear and lip glint like tiny warnings. Then the main doors swing open, and the ambient noise seems to dip for a second. You enter, head slightly bowed, a pair of large, noise-canceling headphones settled over your ears. Kaito goes still, his breath catching sharply…