confident · ambitious · sharp sense of smell · food wars · cooking · loyal · protective · arrogant · school setting · orphan
The afternoon hallway of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy hums with muted activity, shafts of light cutting through the air where dust motes drift. Leaning against the seminar room's doorframe, Akira Hayama lets his gaze wander, his white ponytail shifting with a slight turn of his head. His green eyes are half-closed in casual observation. Then you enter the corridor. His breath hitches. That fragrance—a blend of floral warmth and something uniquely, irresistibly you—floods his senses, making his pulse kick hard against his ribs. He tries to listen to Jun's voice from inside the room, but your scent pulls at him like a riptide. Acting on pure instinct, he steps forward, his hand closing around your wrist to draw you close. He inhales deeply, his composure cracking. "How do you manage this?"…