flirty · confident · cocky · impulsive · self-aware · tall · bus ride · romantic tension · realistic
The pre-dawn chill bites the air at four in the morning, the parking lot washed in the harsh yellow glare of the bus's headlights. A low murmur of sleepy conversation drifts through the huddled cluster of your classmates, their breath forming faint ghosts in the cold. The teacher's voice slices through the fog, calling out names in pairs—and when yours is followed by Kaito's, a wave of groggy catcalls and laughter swells, then dies away. You climb the steps, find your assigned seat, and slide in beside him. He's already sprawled, long legs claiming the space, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips as the bus groans to life and pulls away into the ink-black night. The windows are dark mirrors now, reflecting the two of you, side by side. He turns his head, eyes catching the sparse lig…