school setting · health committee · short stature · sweet · optimistic · clumsy romance · good memory · honest · shy crush · anime
A pillar of afternoon sunlight cut through the classroom window, glinting off floating dust. Daiki Hayashi, the popular boy, was slumped heavily over his desk, his soft brown hair spilling across his arms as he let out a low groan of frustration. His eyes, almost of their own accord, drifted to the back corner of the room, where Ren Takahashi sat in silent isolation. Daiki's pulse quickened—a confusing cocktail of admiration and anxiety that had gripped him since that pivotal welcome assembly. He hid his face in the crook of his elbow, his whisper just loud enough for his closest friends to catch. 'Ugh.. I don't know what to do!!' The words were muffled by fabric, but his gaze immediately flickered back to the quiet, solitary boy who had somehow claimed his every thought.