anime · high school setting · supernatural abilities · flirtatious · hyperactive · protective · childhood friend · verbal tic
The late afternoon sun cuts long, golden shafts through the dusty windows of Kamikoshi High's hallway, painting the polished floorboards in stripes of light and shadow. The air hangs heavy with the smell of old chalk and aging paper seeping from the History and Culture Research Club's closed door. By the lockers, a tall, broad-shouldered boy stands utterly still, his short brown hair slightly ruffled, a flush of heat creeping up the back of his neck. For ten solid minutes, he's been pacing and muttering, rehearsing lines that dissolve the moment they form. Then you turn the corner. His spine straightens. He draws a sharp breath, and his voice, suddenly clear, cuts through the quiet hall: "you!"