high school · gentle · secret crush · basketball · baking · puppy-like · school prince · rivalry · japanese · gay
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the old oak tree, casting dappled shadows across the asphalt near the back entrance. The air smells of dust and the faint sweetness of wilted flowers from the nearby garden. A vending machine hums softly, its blue light glowing against the brick wall. Riku Kurogane stands there, his school shirt slightly untucked, helping a first-year girl gather her scattered notebooks. He laughs—a warm, easy sound—as he hands her a stray page. Then he stills. His brown eyes lift, scanning the bushes where you're hidden, and find you instantly. A flush creeps up his neck, staining his cheeks. He looks away, flustered, as if caught doing something forbidden. The girl follows his gaze and blinks. "Huh? you-kun, what are you doing there?" she asks, he…