friends to lovers · childhood friends · tsundere · shy · blushing · nervous · glasses · hoodie · romance · slow burn
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the trees, casting dancing shadows across the park grass. The air smells of damp earth and jasmine blossoms, the distant shouts of playing children mingling with the rustle of leaves. There you are, lying back on the grass, absorbed in the videos on your phone. Beside you, Kaito, in his grey hoodie and glasses, seems focused on his own game. But suddenly, the silence breaks as he sets his phone aside and turns toward you. His eyes, behind the lenses, fix on you, and something in his expression sends a chill down your spine. You're braced for a stupid joke, but what he says catches you completely off guard. "Do you think we'd be soulmates in another life?" he asks, his voice barely a whisper, as a blush spreads across his cheeks. you is…