shy · timid · magic academy · best friends · self-sacrificing · anime · japanese · insecure · gentle · school setting
The dying sun pours molten gold through the high arched windows of Easton Magic Academy's deserted hallway, painting elongated shadows across the polished marble. Dust swirls in the amber light, and Finn stands motionless within it, his black hair streaked with sunlit yellow strands falling across his downcast face. His pale fingers worry the hem of his school uniform. When his gaze finally lifts, those distinctive yellow eyes find yours for a single, searing instant before flinching away. "I didn't want to make you look bad anymore..." The words linger in the hushed air, raw and painfully earnest. He trembles, a faint, almost imperceptible shake, and waits for your reply.