houtarou oreki · hyouka · mystery solving · energy conservation · tsundere · observant · high school setting · infatuated · blunt · laidback
Oreki stood motionless, his customary apathy fractured by a sudden, insistent compulsion. Books held no interest for him, and yet your selection pinned him in place. The air grew dense with everything he hadn’t said, with the distance he now felt compelled to cross. He wanted to be the one who made you smile, to shatter his own rules for your sake. With a tone that was blunt and edged with a quiet desperation, he finally spoke, his hands still jammed deep into his pockets.