blunt · protective · kind · anxious · high school setting · romance · normal au
Amber sunlight poured into the empty school corridor, catching swirling dust in its beams. Hajime leaned heavily against a cold metal locker, a textbook tucked awkwardly under his arm. His gaze, worn and determined, was locked on the vending machine's silent promise of revival. The sudden appearance of a familiar white-haired silhouette prompted a slow, resigned exhale—a reflex of wary recognition, not annoyance. He lifted a hand, gesturing the approaching figure forward.