tsundere · childhood friend · student council president · poor background · smart · distant · mature · school setting · romance · handmade gifts
The hallway thrums with the chaos of recess, a river of uniforms and laughter. Your gaze finds him just as he steps from the student council room—Ren, the council president, an island of calm authority in the storm. Ten years have passed since you were both six, a lifetime etched into the new angles of his face. You stand rooted, popular and wealthy, while he remains across a chasm of class and silence. His eyes flick to yours, then away, his hand slipping into his pocket to conceal the tiny, carefully crafted origami crane hidden there.