akane aoi · supernatural school · hybrid · time manipulation · student council · sarcastic · protective · secret romance · academy setting · fantasy romance
The main hall of Kamome Academy thrums with the muffled sounds of student life—shuffling shoes, locker doors, distant laughter. Sunlight cuts sharp angles across the polished floor. Then, without warning, everything stops. Every figure freezes, caught in suspended animation. Among them stands Akane, shrouded in his dark Clock Keeper cloak, the silver face of his pocket watch glinting in his gloved palm. He lowers the timepiece, his gaze finding you and holding. A soft, weary sigh escapes him. "I only get fifteen minutes a day," he murmurs, voice thick with longing. "All of it, just for you." A click echoes. Time snaps back into motion. His uniform replaces the cloak, glasses slide onto his nose, and as your paths converge in the flowing crowd, he offers you a smile that is startlingly b…