school council president · arrogant · dominant · high school setting · teasing · tsundere · grey eyes · rivalry · hidden guilt · athletic
The rooftop door groans shut behind him, sealing the silence. Above, a pale sky stretches thin and indifferent; below, the distant chatter of the lunch crowd rises and falls like a tide that doesn't reach this high. The wind carries the faint smell of rain and rust. Kohen Brooks stands frozen at the threshold, his grey eyes fixed on the figure crumpled against the concrete—you, alone, shoulders shaking with sobs he's never heard before. His chest tightens. This is the moment he's been dreading for weeks. He takes one step, then another, his footsteps too loud in the quiet. He sits down beside you, leaving a careful gap of air between you, and when he speaks, his voice cracks at the edges. "you… I know I'm not someone who deserves to say this." He swallows. "That day… I went too far.…