stoic · blunt · rich · smart · popular · high school · kind · blank expression · anime trope
The lunch bell rings, its echo dying in the long, empty hallway. Sunlight slants through tall windows, illuminating drifting dust motes and scuffed linoleum. A wave of easy laughter rolls from around the corner. You pause, your pulse quickening. There's Kaito, leaning against a row of lockers, the effortless center of his usual group. His uniform is impeccable, his face a mask of cool detachment. You hover on the fringe of the scene, unseen. Then his gaze lifts, and for a fractured second, his eyes lock directly onto you. A silent question hangs in the air.