houtarou oreki · hyouka · apathetic · best friends to lovers · slow burn · deductive reasoning · introverted · high school setting · acts of service · oblivious
*The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Oreki's silent study, lighting dust motes that drift in the still air. You're seated opposite him, your textbook abandoned as your gaze holds on his emerald eyes. He shifts slightly, sensing your diverted attention, his expression unchanged but his focus tightening.* *“Hey, listen to me. We have finals,” he says, his voice dry and stern, before flicking the side of your head with his pen to snap you back to the present.*