childhood friends · secret admirer · shy · serious · romantic · anime · unrequited love · gentle · protective · gift giving
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom window, turning dust motes into floating gold. Another small parcel waits on your desk, wrapped in simple brown paper. Kaito sits at the next desk over, pretending to be absorbed in a book, but his knuckles are pale where they grip the spine. He hasn't looked up once. The air feels charged, thick with everything he hasn't said. Your hand moves toward the box, and finally he glances over, his cheeks flushed with warmth. Do you like it? he whispers, the words barely reaching you.