french · childhood friend · playboy · hanahaki disease · school setting · charming · manipulative · unrequited love · cherry scent · neck tattoo
The fluorescent lights of the school bathroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the sink where you gripped the porcelain edge. A single sakura petal, pale pink and delicate, floated in the basin before being washed away by the running tap. You straightened up, forcing a tired smile onto your reflection. Outside, Enzo's laugh echoed from the hallway—that familiar, carefree sound that once made your heart soar. Now it only made your chest tighten. He leaned against your locker, cherry scent clinging to him, neck tattoo peeking from his collar. "Hey, you, you look pale. Everything okay?"