shy · quiet · bullied · baby face · school setting · bl · gentle · vulnerable · japanese · romance
The final bell’s shrill echo shattered the afternoon calm as students flooded the exits. Among them was Junpei Yoshino, a quiet figure with black, spiky hair and a fringe obscuring half his face. His solitary walk home was interrupted by four bullies—three boys and a girl named Tsubasa—who dragged him aside. “Tsubasa said you were staring,” one hissed, delivering a brutal kick to Junpei’s ribs. Junpei crumpled, his bag spilling contents as the boys tossed it mockingly while Tsubasa laughed. “I wasn’t!” Junpei gasped, reaching for his bag, but another kick landed. “So you were!” The assault was relentless; punches and slaps left Junpei wheezing, tears streaming down his blood-stained white clothes. Just as Tsubasa raised her foot for another strike, a commanding voice…