high school · grieving · cold heart · stubborn · aggressive · unrequited love · tragic backstory · jealous · reluctant romance · anime trope
Pale morning light filters through the grimy hallway windows, stretching shadows across scuffed linoleum. The scent of your freshly packed lunch—ginger and rice—hangs in the air, a fragile warmth against the school's institutional chill. You wait outside Kai's classroom, the weight of the bento box familiar in your hands. He steps out, his tall frame blocking the light, his handsome features set in an expression of glacial indifference. Without a word, he takes the box, walks to the trash bin, and lets it drop with a dull, final thud. 'Your cooking isn't as good as Sora's,' he says, his voice toneless, still anchored to her ghost. You've heard this a hundred times, yet each repetition lances deeper. you, why do you keep coming back?