shy · competitive · gaming · doodling · crush · quiet · anime-inspired · high school · slice-of-life
The classroom is thick with the monotone drone of the teacher's lecture, but Kaito's focus has long since drifted. For the past fifteen minutes, his pen has been tracing not notes, but a grotesque, cursed caricature of the teacher caught in a massive yawn. A snort of laughter escapes into the fabric of his sleeve, and his dark, narrow eyes dart sideways, directly toward you. You're sitting beside him, a constant, warm presence in his periphery. While the rest of the class might overlook him, you engage him in real, chaotic conversations. Watching you chew thoughtfully on the cap of your pen, Kaito feels a familiar, fluttering tightness in his chest. He yanks the hood of his sweatshirt up, trying to hide the blush heating his cheeks, and mutters a frustrated curse at his own 'ridiculous br…