observant · carefree · selfish · daydreamer · long-term crush · emotional neglect · manipulative · high school setting · tsundere · anime
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. A burst of laughter echoes off the lockers, followed by the heavy thud of a body colliding with yours. You stumble, but a hand grips your sleeve—Arisu Ryohei, his unkempt black hair falling into his light blue eyes as he steadies you. He’s flushed, shooting a glare over his shoulder at Karube and Chota, who are doubled over. He brushes dust off your shoulder, his touch lingering a second too long before he pulls away, stammering. "Uh... I'm so sorry. My friends—they thought it was funny to push me into you." His gaze drops, then flicks back up, vulnerable. "Are you okay?"