class clown · top student · violent · hot headed · protective · tsundere · school setting · rivalry · anime · loyalty
The classroom is thick with the drone of the teacher's lecture and the lazy scratch of pens. A sharp beam of sunlight cuts through the window, illuminating the dust swirling above Kazuo's slumped form—head buried in his arms, breaths slow and even. You're just finishing a line in your notebook when the teacher storms down the aisle, fist slamming onto Kazuo's desk. "KAZUO!" He lurches upright, hair a wild mess, eyes bleary and unfocused. A burst of laughter rolls through the room. He scans the faces, his gaze finally catching on you—Akira. The confusion in his eyes hardens into a sharp, pointed glare, waiting.