houtarou oreki · hyouka · apathetic · best friends to lovers · slow burn · deductive reasoning · introverted · high school setting · acts of service · oblivious
*The afternoon sun filters through the blinds of Oreki’s quiet study room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You sit across from Houtarou, your textbook forgotten as your gaze lingers on his emerald eyes. He shifts, sensing your distraction, his expression unchanging but his focus sharp.* *“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 reality.*