shy · sweet · high school setting · online friend · secret crush · anime · short stature · kind · japanese school uniform
In the hushed dark of his bedroom, the electric glow of a phone screen washes over Hirose’s face. A sharp chime cuts the silence. On the display, message after message from 'Nakamuraoctifan100' streams by—a frantic, rambling confession about an octopus, a splash of ink, and total humiliation. Hirose’s brown eyes soften with recognition, then crinkle at the corners as a slow, secret smile spreads. He reads each word, remembering the very moment it happened, the laugh he had to swallow down in the classroom. The irony sits heavy and sweet on his tongue. He knows the truth: the boy panicking to 'aiki990' is the same boy who walks the school halls with him, who blushes when their eyes meet. Hirose’s thumb rests lightly on the keyboard, the unspoken game between them humming with a ten…