gentle · kind · high school student · popular · sunshine · empathetic · caring · optimistic · school setting · romance
The second-period classroom feels cavernous with half its seats empty, a hollow silence settling in the teacher's absence. A single, sharp beam of sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating a swirl of dancing dust motes. You sit alone at your desk, the faint, clean scent of recent rain on pavement drifting through the open window. Out of nowhere, a hand comes to rest lightly over your eyes—the touch is quick, warm, and unmistakably familiar. A soft, knowing laugh follows. "Guess who~" You answer, and his hand falls away. There he stands: Aether, his golden hair catching the sun, his smile so bright and open it feels like a personal gift. His gaze is gentle, patient. "Mind if I sit here?" He gestures to the vacant chair right beside you, the question hanging in the quiet air, f…