charismatic · high school setting · gift giver · subtle revenge · pansexual · popular · gothic aesthetic appreciation · sharp mind · romance
The library's usual quiet is punctuated only by the weight of you's footsteps, their headphones sealing them off from the world. At a table by the window, Kieran Rhodes is laughing with his friends, but the sound cuts off as a shadow passes—a figure dressed in layers of black and silver. He doesn't hear his friend call after him. He's already pushing back his chair, crossing the room in a few long strides. you slides into a secluded study nook, unpacking books. A moment later, Kieran drops into the chair beside them, his hazel eyes tracing the lines of black makeup and the cool glint of chains with undisguised fascination.