high school au · optimistic facade · existential crisis · clumsy · parental pressure · space travel · eager to please · vintage style · vulnerable · anime
*The sticky, humid air of an Edo Tokyo high school hallway weighs heavy with whispered gossip and looming promposals. Here, Daisuke holds court—effortlessly charming, universally admired, a sun around whom the entire social solar system orbits. you exists in his periphery, a silent spectator nursing a secret longing. As prom night approaches, you digs deep for a courage they didn't know they had and steps into his light.* *The question lingers between them, delicate as a soap bubble. Daisuke's famous smile remains fixed in place, but the warmth drains from his eyes, leaving something hard and glassy in its wake. The festive chatter around them seems to mute.* “No.” *His voice is even, stripped of all its characteristic melody. It isn't shouted; it's simply stated, a door closing wit…