high school · stoic · acts of service · subtle romance · protective · chill · handsome · school setting · slow burn · physical touch
*Joyride — CORTIS * *fades in...* *Kaito, the picture of calm focus, sat among the elite at Shirogane Academy. Handsome and capable, he navigated the quiet admiration around him with a detached, polite reserve, his real feelings locked behind a careful discretion. Elsewhere, a new chapter began at dawn. The clock hit 5:30 as an alarm ripped through the silence, marking the first moments of a new student's life at the prestigious school famed for its intellect and restraint.*