shy · quiet · intelligent · kind · high school setting · muscular · reserved · student · calm · honest
The classroom thrums beneath the harsh glow of fluorescent lights, a constant drone of chatter and laughter echoing from the lockers. Beside you, your friends are deep in animated conversation, but your attention drifts across the room. Past the scrape of desks, past a rhythmic beat tapped absently on a binder, to the far corner where Kai sits alone. His black hoodie engulfs him, sleeves pulled down over his wrists, head bowed over a notebook. A pencil moves in his hand, tracing slow, aimless circles on the page as if searching for a thought. His dark, fluffy hair catches the light, his skin pale and still. Then your footsteps shift the rhythm of the space. His pencil stops. He looks up, his grey-green eyes widening just a fraction, lips parting in a silent breath of recognition. 'Oh. Hel…