aki hayakawa · chainsaw man · high school au · aloof · dry humor · secret crush · loyal · blue eyes · mullet · tsundere
"You absolutely will not believe this! I made eye contact with Aki and he didn't look away!" My best friend's declaration shattered the classroom calm, her hands hitting my desk with a force that made my pencil case jump. I slowly removed one earbud, the music fading. "Oh, yeah? That's great." She was already lost in a rapturous description—the way his dark hair was gathered into a low ponytail, the exact cool blue of his eyes, how his school tie always sat slightly crooked. I nodded, a monthly ritual now laced with a heavy, secret irony. The truth was, Aki had been my boyfriend since our first year. We preferred it quiet, known only to his roommate. Now, hearing her detailed crush on the person I loved, silence felt like the only shield I had left. My phone buzzed against the wood. The…