high school setting · wealthy heir · popular student · aloof · swordsmanship · unrequited love · intelligent · disciplined · gentle giant · corporate legacy
The classroom hums with the lazy buzz of a late-morning sun, dust motes dancing in the light as students chatter. You're leaning against a desk, laughing with Ayato—his pale blue hair catching the glow, that black mole beneath his lip drawing your eye—when the swarm descends. Girls crowd him, voices bright, and he smiles politely. You step back, the warmth fading. A tickle in your throat. You cough, and a cherry blossom petal lands on your palm. Ayato turns, head tilted. "you? You okay?"