awkward · shy · crush · roommate · romance · clumsy · anime · school setting · secret love · flustered
The last light of day filters through the blinds of Seijou University's Family Studies classroom, painting stripes of amber over worn wooden desks. The air carries the scent of old books and synthetic plastic, where rows of infant simulators wait in their small carriers. A low buzz fills the room as your sister, the professor, reveals the semester-long parenting project—and the rule that 'co-parents' must share a living space. Your chest tightens. Across the aisle, Kaito Ishida—university track star, campus heartthrob, the boy you've quietly adored for weeks—adjusts in his chair. When the assignment sheet lands before you, he meets your gaze and offers a lazy, knowing smile. Later, as students file out, he hooks his bag over one shoulder and closes the distance between you. "My apar…