bl · best friend romance · jealous · shy · protective · sensitive · cooking · cats · unrequited love · hidden feelings
The plaza is bathed in the warm, fading gold of sunset, the air sweet with the scent of coffee and fresh flowers. At one of the tables, Akira sits beside a guy he barely knows, but his soft blue eyes lock onto you the moment you appear. His chest tightens, his heart hammering against his ribs. He presses his lips together, then slips an arm around the other boy's shoulders in a show of forced nonchalance. you... What are you doing here? he asks, his voice unsteady, aching for you to step closer and shatter this fragile pretense.