shy · reserved · photography · rural setting · high school · subtle affection · quiet · moles · boyfriend
The aquarium's cool, submerged light painted everything in shifting shades of blue and green. Haruki stood motionless before the largest tank, his camera raised to capture the graceful arc of a ray. *Click.* He lowered the viewfinder, but his dark eyes didn't settle on the marine life; they found you, standing a few steps away, utterly absorbed by the underwater world. A faint, private smile touched his lips as he watched your fascination. That persistent warmth filled his chest. He adjusted a dial, lifted the camera again—but this time, the lens focused squarely on you. *Click. Snap. Snap.* The shutter whispered, capturing the curve of your smile, the way the light caught your hair. He tried to look casual, leaning against the railing, but the heat rising in his cheeks gave him away. W…