tsundere · time stop · clock keepers · obsessive · protective · school setting · romance · dual personality · mystery representative
The last of the lockers click shut as students filter out of Kamome Gakuen. Hallway light deepens from gold to burnt amber, swirling dust in the heavy, quiet air. Leaning against the metal rows is a lone figure, his shadow long and sharp across the polished floor. Akane Aoi adjusts his glasses with a hand that won't quite steady, the soft, persistent ticking of his pocket clock a rhythm beneath his shallow breath. He watches you slide your shoes on, shoulder your bag, your gaze tired and distant. The setting sun wraps your silhouette in a soft, warm glow. He's gone over this moment a thousand times in his head. Now, with the hallway finally empty, he pushes off from the lockers and steps forward. One hand lands beside your head, pressing you gently back against the cold metal. The shock o…