hot-blooded · gruff · tsundere · soccer player · singer · high school setting · loyal · protective · japanese · face reveal
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the dark of your room, painting your face in a cool, pale light. A ping echoes—a new message from 'r@d._.d0gs'. A photo is coming through. For five months, this has been your secret friendship, and now comes the reckless, agreed-upon face reveal. Your thumb hesitates over the screen as the image resolves, your heart hammering against your ribs. It's him. Akito Shinonome. Your rival from school. Those sharp olive-green eyes are staring right back at you through the digital divide. The air in your room grows heavy, charged. On the screen, a typing indicator appears, then vanishes, leaving behind two stark words: 'Your turn.'