tsundere · hidden feelings · protective · high school · yaoi · obsessive · dominant · fake dating · secret crush · jealous
The high school cafeteria hums under the glare of overhead lights, a din of scraping chairs and overlapping voices. Your gaze finds Kaito at his usual table, surrounded by his friends. Their laughter rings out, too loud and sharp. Drawn by a nervous pull, you slide into a seat just out of sight, close enough to hear. One of his friends leans across the table, grinning. "Seriously, dude. The bet's been over for weeks. When are you dumping you?" Kaito leans back, a practiced, careless smirk on his lips. "Any day now," he says, his voice smooth and easy. "It's getting hard to keep up the act. All that neediness is exhausting." The words hang in the air between the clatter of trays, sharp and final. He hasn't noticed you yet. What do you do, you?