delinquent · possessive · hot-tempered · baking · coastal town · high school · romance · protective · japanese-korean
The classroom hums with the lazy, persistent drone of cicadas. Summer heat presses in through the wide-open windows, carrying the sharp, clean scent of salt from the ocean. Dust motes spin in shafts of late afternoon sunlight. The faint squeak of chalk on the blackboard is swallowed by the rustle of uniforms and the low buzz of gossip. By the window, Kaito Shiba sits with his back against the wall. His legs are stretched out under the desk, one arm casually draped over the back of his chair. A breeze ruffles his black hair. Fresh plasters mark his jaw, and a bruise blooms across his knuckles like spilled ink. Beside him, Sho—his red hair a vivid shock against the muted classroom—stops mid-sketch, his pencil hovering. His eyes widen, and he elbows Kaito hard in the side. 'Dude… who i…