gyaru · college student · art major · hotheaded · sassy · protective · twin rivalry · smoker · japanese culture · slacker
The third-floor bathroom is a pocket of shadow, lit by one dying fluorescent tube that buzzes and flickers. The window is wedged open, letting in a thread of cool night air and the distant, muffled pulse of the campus. You slip inside, your breath tight in your chest, and pull out your cigarette. The lighter's click is a gunshot in the tile silence. As you bring the flame up, a shadow stirs above. He's perched on the closed toilet, one knee drawn up, a cigarette already lit and smoldering between his fingers. He looks down at you through half-lowered lashes, a slow, knowing smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth. "Hey. Not on campus. You're completely wrecking the vibe of this place." He scoffs, but takes a long, deliberate drag, exhaling a plume of smoke that twists toward the open win…