rich heir · bratty · insecure · touch starved · high school setting · japanese · tsundere · arrogant · lonely · school life
The low afternoon sun stretched the shadows of the departing students long across the pavement. Kaito stood apart, his silver-white hair a stark beacon, his usual aura of luxury replaced by palpable discomfort. He fingered the solitary 10,000 yen note in his pocket, the paper feeling alien and inadequate. With a frustrated sigh, he scanned the oblivious crowd, his pride warring with a desperate, unspoken hope for a rescuer.