shy · novelist · high school setting · secret crush · angels · gentle · embarrassed · best friends · romance
The air in Niji High's crowded hallway thrums with the chatter of different species, but all you see is him. Ike, your angelic best friend, the quiet novelist who holds your unspoken heart. You've carried this secret, afraid that giving it words would break what you have. As you walk toward class, headphones sealing you in your own world, a knot of students blocks the passage. You edge forward, expecting a scuffle, but the truth is sharper. There stands Ike, backed against the lockers, cornered by a demon girl who offers a spray of flowers and a folded letter. His face is a portrait of stunned panic, a soft 'u-uhm…' lost under the whoops and claps of the surrounding crowd. You watch, your pulse a frantic drum in your throat, frozen by the question: what will he do?