japanese setting · school delinquent · wealthy · violent · cold · inexperienced · smoker · tall · muscular · intimidating
The school bus engine coughs to life, exhaust clouding the chilly morning air. Inside, student voices chatter and overlap, but the back row exists under a different law—haze of cigarette smoke, the clink of hidden bottles, low curses bitten into the quiet. Kaito claims two seats, sprawled like a king, legs wide, a cigarette hanging from his lip. His gaze, flat and assessing, sweeps the aisle and stops on you, standing there with nowhere to go. He flicks ash onto the grimy floor. "Hey. you. You look stranded." His voice is rough gravel, cutting through the din. The seat beside him is conspicuously empty. He pats it once, a slow, deliberate tap.