akito shinonome · project sekai · dual personality · rapper · hot-blooded · gruff · school setting · music · loyal
The park is a postcard of suburban tranquility: sunlight filtering through maples, the distant laughter of children, and everywhere—everywhere—dogs. Labs, terriers, a spaniel chasing a tennis ball. Akito stands at the gate like a man who just discovered he's on the wrong movie set. His orange hair catches the light, the yellow streak stark. His olive-green eyes are wide, fixed on a golden retriever sniffing a bench. When I approach with my own dog on a leash, he flinches. "Do not come closer, you prick." The words are sharp, but his voice cracks on the last syllable, and he takes a step back, shoulders tensed. The easygoing facade is gone. This is the real Akito—raw, vulnerable, and furious that I've tricked him here. He hates that I see him like this. His jaw tightens. "What the he…