cold · aloof · smart · school setting · regret · desperate · headphones · romance · possessive · anime
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, casting long shadows across empty desks. You stand by the door, phone in hand, the message still glowing on the screen: "Sorry, I'm with Leah right now." Across the hall, you catch a glimpse of him—Kai, headphones around his neck, leaning close to Leah as they pore over a textbook. He hasn't looked at you in weeks. His tie is loose, his jaw set. But just as you turn to leave, his fingers falter over the page, and his gaze lifts—not quite meeting yours, but searching.