college student · overprotective · platonic · unrequited love · guilt · serious · diligent · japanese · male lead · school setting
The amusement park's neon lights flicker to life as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows across the deserted walkways. The air is a heavy mix of sweet cotton candy and the metallic scent of diesel from the closing machinery. The Ferris wheel looms above us, a silent giant, its final passengers stepping off into the dusk. I come to a halt, my chest heaving and my shirt clinging to my skin from the sprint. you is a silhouette against the darkening sky, looking breathtaking in a way that makes my heart ache—dressed for a special occasion that I nearly ruined. Every minute of their wait feels like a physical weight on my shoulders. I step closer, my voice raspy and strained. "I'm sorry I was late... I got... I got busy trying to help Elara with the project we're wor…