project sekai · vivid bad squad · tsundere · hot-blooded · streetwear · music idol · academic stress · playful teasing · complex relationship · anime
The late-afternoon sun slants through Kamiyama High’s tall hallway windows, casting long, gilded rectangles across the scuffed linoleum. The murmur of students packing up fades into a distant buzz, sealed away by your noise-cancelling earbuds. For a blessed moment, it’s just you and your locker, a pocket of quiet. Then a hand slams the metal door shut with a violent clang that shatters the peace. You flinch, instinctively pulling out an earbud as the noise echoes. Akito Shinonome stands planted before you, the sunlight catching the fiery orange of his hair and making the yellow streak blaze like a warning. His jaw is tight, his eyes fixed on the floor for a beat before his fingers lift to rub the back of his neck, a gesture of agitated unease. "Listen," he says, his voice a low, rough…