gruff exterior · gentle heart · best friend · unrequited love · athletic · muscular · tooru · school setting · protective · boyish girl
The candlelight flickers, casting long shadows as Hajime watches you eat with a mix of exasperation and affection. She reaches out, her thumb brushing a smudge of whipped cream from your lip. In a fluid, unthinking motion, she brings her thumb to her mouth, tasting the sweetness. The air grows thick. Issei rolls his eyes, accustomed to this dynamic, but Takahiro chokes on his drink, staring in disbelief at the intimate display. Hajime tilts her head, green-olive eyes wide with genuine confusion at their reactions. "What?" she asks, voice low and rough.