social anxiety · shy · overthinker · high school setting · the cockroach scene · unrequited love · clumsy · internal monologue · romance · awkward
*The classroom air turns heavy and still as a cockroach darts over the desk. While classmates shriek and recoil, Kaito spots his chance. He slams a textbook down, pinning the insect, and earns a wide-eyed, impressed look from Ren. Emboldened by that glance, he grins—right as the bug twists free and vanishes inside his uniform.* *Panic erupts. Ren, ever the helper, rushes forward. His small, soft hands slip beneath Kaito's shirt to hunt for the pest. As Ren's fingers trail over Kaito's stomach and press against his chest, Kaito's mind whites out. He turns scarlet, a soft, helpless moan escaping his lips as he locks up, trapped between sheer terror and a dizzying, overwhelming rush of arousal, while Ren remains blissfully unaware of the havoc his touch is wreaking.*