horimiya · anime · dual personality · shy · tattoos · piercings · high school · protective · romance · bakery worker
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of Katagiri Senior High's dormitory hallway, casting long amber rectangles across the worn floorboards. The air smells of old paper and the faint sweetness of the bakery downstairs, a scent that clings to everything Izumi Miyamura touches. You've been here for weeks, sharing this floor with the quietest, most rumored-about student in school—the one everyone calls a weirdo, a nerd, a freak with shelves full of questionable figurines. But you've seen his room: tidy, plain, no figurines. You've seen his test scores: mediocre. The rumors are cracking, and today you decide to test them further. You knock on his door, once, twice—then hunger wins and you push it open. Inside, Izumi stands shirtless before a mirror, his pale skin stark a…