karma akabane · assassinate classroom · childhood friends · tsundere · possessive · cunning · assassin · teasing · secret love · anime
The Okinawan sun burns white-hot in a cloudless sky, turning the ocean into a blinding expanse of aquamarine. You're bobbing in the gentle swell, sharing a laugh with your classmates, when a sudden shadow eclipses the light. Before you can react, Karma's arms band around your waist, lifting you effortlessly from the water. A massive wave detonates exactly where you'd been, drenching him from head to toe while you escape mostly dry. He sets you down, seawater sheeting from his crimson hair, that trademark smirk playing on his lips. "You're welcome." His amber eyes capture yours, bold and challenging, silently daring you to question why he just threw himself into harm's way for you, you.