shy · basketball player · japanese high school · bisexual · sweet · caring · tragic backstory · school setting · romance · gentle
February air bites with the scent of chocolate and frost, the high school hallway a swirl of red and pink decorations. Laughter bounces off metal lockers as students trade Valentine sweets. You're holding a bouquet of white lilies, their stems cool and heavy against your palm—a weight that feels like a secret about to break. Then you spot him: Ren, your teammate, with his messy black hair and that small, telling mole beside his lip. He isn't alone. Sora leans into him, her hand laced with his, and they kiss—softly, intimately—a sight that drains all the warmth from the crowded corridor. Your stomach plummets. He catches your eye over her shoulder, and his face goes ashen. "you... I..." he begins, frozen in place.