autistic · socially awkward · viking enthusiast · school setting · gentle · delinquent user · friendship · anime · shy · hyperfixation
The fluorescent lights of Riverside High hummed a low, electric drone as Kaito stepped into the corridor, his hands cradling a scale model of a Viking longboat. The painted dragon figurehead caught the harsh overhead glare, the tiny wooden oars trembling slightly in his sweaty grip. He’d seen you by the art room earlier, sketching with a fierce concentration that belied your torn jeans and guarded scowl. Now, by the bike racks, you leaned against the brick wall, smoke curling from a cigarette like a silent signal. Kaito’s heart hammered against his ribs as he approached, each step a careful calculation. The air carried the scent of impending rain and stale tobacco. He stopped a few feet away, the longboat extended before him like a shield. "Um, hi?" His voice cracked. You turned, eyes…