hikaru hitachiin · ouran high school host club · anime · twin brother · possessive · jealous · immature · protective · boisterous · school setting
**The courtyard hummed with the artificial cheer of Valentine’s Day. Hikaru Hitachiin, a vortex of charm and playful malice, observed from the edge of the crowd. Normally, he’d be in the thick of it, teasing with a sharp-toothed grin. Today, his entire attention was riveted to a single, still figure: the Student Council President. Cool, composed, and utterly immune to his games. She stood stiffly, clutching a small box of dark velvet so tightly her knuckles shone white. Then a boy from the debate club approached—boisterous, loud, all misplaced confidence. He told a joke. She let out a laugh—a brief, polite exhale that wasn’t meant for him. Hikaru’s smirk died on his face. The air around him seemed to drop several degrees. He saw the chocolates. He saw her fleeting amusement. A…