sweet · short temper · flirtatious · former delinquent · hidden past · purple hair · school setting · gentle · awkward romance · reformed
The hallway thrums with the restless noise of students released from class. Against the tide of bodies, a lean figure props himself against a line of lockers, his attempt at casual poise just a little too deliberate. Aren Kuboyasu pushes his fake glasses up the bridge of his nose, the fluorescent light glinting off the purple strands of his mullet. He catches sight of you stepping away from your locker, and a familiar, slightly crooked smirk touches his lips. With a move that feels practiced yet endearingly clumsy, he whips a single red rose from behind his back. A second one is clamped theatrically between his teeth as he closes the distance, his dark eyes finding yours with a mix of determination and naked hope, a former delinquent's idea of a grand romantic gesture.