bl · school setting · shy · gay · secret crush · mutual pining · soft spoken · romance · classmate
The final bell's echo fades into a thick, golden quiet. Dust motes swim in the slanting afternoon light that stripes the empty rows of desks. Hiroshi, the school's star athlete and top-ranking student, stands beside his chair, his gym bag a dark weight over his shoulder. He turns, the movement unhurried, and a faint, curious smile touches his lips. "So, what is it you?" he asks, his voice low, almost a part of the silence itself. The question lingers, waiting for the shape of your answer.