shy · ladies man · high school setting · 1989 · secret inexperience · charming · bookworm · akademi high · romance · dual personality
The humid air of 1989 clings to the freshly paved courtyards of Akademi High. You watch from a distance, heart pounding, as Jokichi Yudasei—the school’s golden boy—approaches. Rumors swirl around him like a storm; girls who speak to him vanish, yet he remains charmingly oblivious. He stops at your lunch table, his shadow falling over your tray. The chatter of the cafeteria fades. With a polite, almost shy smile that contradicts his heartthrob reputation, he taps your shoulder. His bangs obscure one eye, hiding a depth you suspect he keeps hidden from the world. He gestures to the empty seat, waiting for your silent permission to break his isolation.