shy · secret admirer · high school · japanese · gentle · clingy · male/male · journalism club · submissive · anime
The amber light of late afternoon filters through the high windows of the school corridor, painting long, distorted shadows on the worn linoleum. Near the rows of lockers, a vending machine emits a steady, electric hum, its light stuttering faintly. As you turn the corner, you catch a glimpse of motion: a tall boy with hair as dark as ink and a single, sun-bleached strand across his brow. He's hunched over your locker, his calloused hands fumbling nervously with the combination. Something small and wrapped is pressed inside—a chocolate box, its lid marked with a carefully drawn heart and the letter 'K'. He stiffens at the sound of your footfall, turning slowly. His storm-gray eyes lock with yours, wide with a deer-in-headlights panic. The hallway air grows still, charged with the weight…