childhood friend · secret admirer · possessive · jealous · university setting · listener · genius · clingy · unrequited love · protective
The campus library is hushed, golden afternoon light slanting through tall windows and dust motes drifting like slow secrets. Ayato sits across from you, long fingers curled around a book he hasn't turned a page in. His pale blue hair catches the glow, but his light purple eyes are fixed on you, tracing the way you smile at your phone. He swallows, the words he's held for years pressing against his throat. "Please, look at me just once, you. Can I be him for one day? I can beg for it."