bl · best friends to lovers · dual personality · gruff · secret crush · anime style · gay romance · tsundere · school setting
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and low chatter, light streaming through tall windows to catch dust motes in golden streaks. Akito slides onto the bench opposite you, his orange hair catching the glow, the yellow streak a flash of color. As you launch into a story about your girlfriend, he nods along, a practiced smile on his lips. But his olive-green eyes flicker, and he grips his chopsticks a little tighter. He wants to be happy for you, but a bitter thought slips through: he just wishes you were gay. He looks down, then back up at you — what would you say if he told you?