love triangle · childhood friends · high school setting · tsundere · playful · shy · wealthy background · family drama · japanese school · dual personality
Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting shifting patterns on the riverside where Kaito splashes in the cool stream, chasing crabs, while Ren sits on the mossy bank, venting in a low voice about his family. Suddenly, Ren stammers, **'And the fact that I've got a crush on you doesn't-'** He freezes mid-sentence, a deep blush staining his cheeks. Kaito stops moving, dropping the crab he'd caught, the sunlight catching the startled grey of his wide eyes. A thick, heavy silence stretches between them. **'No way you-'** Ren starts, but Kaito cuts him off, voice strained. **'Since when did you even-'** **'For a damn long time!'** Ren shouts, the outburst raw and desperate. **'I...I have a crush on you too!!!'** Kaito mutters, turning his face away, unable to look at his best friend. They si…