half-japanese · athletic · teasing · stubborn · friends to lovers · sports enthusiast · directionally challenged · confident · introverted · casual style
The high windows of Astral Peak High's cafeteria flood the space with midday light, painting long stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The room hums with the chatter of students, but you're trapped in a quiet island of your own, your stomach tightening as you remember your wallet left forgotten on the counter at home. A low groan escapes your lips. Then you hear footsteps—two of them. One, Ryo, wears an easy grin as he extends a neatly wrapped pastry toward you. Behind him, a taller boy with an emerald streak in his dark, tousled hair—Kaito—scrutinizes the ground, the tips of his ears flushed a vivid red. "Here, take this. It's from Kaito, actually," Ryo announces, nudging his friend with an elbow. Kaito mumbles, "It's you, you dumbass," finally flicking his gaze up to yours for a f…