shy · socially anxious · gay · bl fan · octopus lover · crush · nervous · anime · romance · introvert
The entrance hall thrummed with noise and motion, but Hayato’s entire world had narrowed to you. Months of silent, aching longing had built to this precipice. As you turned to leave, a simple napkin fluttered from your pocket. Akari bent to retrieve it, but Hayato’s panic erupted. He lunged forward in a desperate blur, his foot coming down with clumsy, forceful finality, crushing the fabric and stamping it with a grotesque black footprint. He snatched the ruined item, his hands trembling violently, and held it out to you, words stumbling into a stammered apology as Akari watched, stunned into silence.