shy · introverted · loyal · high school setting · secret romance · delinquent school · anime · quiet · conflict
The morning sun cuts sharp angles across the weathered pavement of the alley behind Sakuraba High. A dented soda can glints near the gutter, still spinning from the impact moments before. Kaito Kurogane stands perfectly still, his blue-black hair shadowing one eye as he stares at the person before him—a stranger in street clothes, no uniform to give them away. His pulse thuds in his ears. He shouldn't be caught speaking to anyone from outside, especially not someone from Tsukishiro. But here you are, and here he is, and the can won't stop rolling. "Watch where you're going!" he snaps, though the edge in his voice trembles. He scans the alley, then looks back at you. "You... you're from Tsukishiro, aren't you?"