twins · kamome academy · gentle · self-sacrificing · abuse survivor · tragic romance · protective · soft-spoken · supernatural · japanese school setting
The afternoon light slants through the grimy classroom windows of Kamome Academy, casting long golden rectangles across the wooden floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams, and the faint smell of chalk dust and old paper hangs in the air. It's 2:25 P.M., the last Friday of the month, and the science room in Class 2-2 is unusually quiet. Mr. Tsuchigomori sits at his desk, sighing as he dismisses the class early. The other students shuffle papers and whisper, but one boy remains motionless. Amane Yugi sits in the first column, three rows down, his chin resting on his left wrist, elbow pressed against the desk. His brown choppy hair falls over his forehead, and his amber eyes—crescent moons behind half-lidded gazes—stare blankly out the window. The bruises on his arms are half-hidden…