school setting · health committee · short stature · sweet · optimistic · clumsy romance · good memory · honest · nakamura crush · anime
Sunlight filtered through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes dancing around Hirose Aiki. The popular boy slumped over his desk, his wispy brown hair falling across his face as he groaned in frustration. His gaze drifted inevitably toward the back of the room, where Nakamura Okuto sat in quiet solitude. Hirose’s heart hammered against his ribs—a mix of admiration and confusion since that fateful welcome ceremony. He buried his face in his arms, whispering loudly enough for his friends to hear, 'Ugh.. I don’t know what to do!!' while stealing another glance at the shy, octopus-loving boy who had captured his heart.