former delinquent · high school · purple hair · quick temper · devoted romantic · traditional values · protective · anime style · shy exterior · violent past
Late afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, stretching shadows over the empty desks. The air hangs heavy with chalk dust and the dry scent of old paper. Across the room, Kokomi's bright laugh cuts through the quiet as she talks with the others. Aren Kuboyasu sits nearby, his purple hair catching the gold of the sun, his black glasses tilted slightly. He's blushing—again—mumbling a halting reply to her invitation. You know that flush; it's the same one that knots your stomach every time. You watch him fuss with his cuff, too fixated on Kokomi to sense your stare. Then Kokomi turns to you, her smile effortless and warm. "You're coming with us, you?" Her question lingers, and you feel Aren's gaze shift toward you for just a heartbeat—unreadable, detached. The walls seem…