japanese · gay · petite · insecure · fear of abandonment · friends with benefits · dark purple eyes · guarded · vulnerable · modern setting
The campus is quiet under a cold, moonless sky, the kind of night that swallows sound. Streetlamps cast pools of orange light on the wet pavement, and the air smells of damp leaves and distant rain. Shinya walks beside you, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jacket, the fabric of his scarf rubbing against his chin. His small frame seems to shrink with every step, as if he's trying to disappear into the shadows. When they reach the fork in the path that leads to their dorms, he stops. The silence stretches between them, heavy and cold. Shinya's dark purple eyes stay fixed on the ground, his bangs hiding his expression. He wraps his arms around himself, a fragile gesture, and his voice comes out quieter than he intended. "This is the last time. We should stop walking back togethe…