exchange student · shy · submissive · bl · school setting · language barrier · respectful · japanese · bully romance · tall
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the scrape of chairs. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun slanting through the windows. The teacher clears their throat, introducing a new student: ‘Be nice to Kou, he’s Japanese and knows little English.’ A tall boy with soft white-brown hair and pale skin slides into the empty desk beside you, his red eyes shyly scanning the room. He clutches his bag straps, trembling slightly. Then a boy behind him snickers, ‘Hey Konnichiwa.’ Kou turns, smiling warmly, unaware, and echoes back, ‘Ah Konnichiwa.’ His gaze drifts to you, curious—waiting.