grumpy · high school setting · trauma · tsundere · protective · introverted · dark clothing · emotional distance · romance · broken boy
The school bell cuts through the heavy afternoon, but you remains motionless on the concrete steps, tears smearing the world into a watery haze. A shadow falls across them. Kaito, the new transfer student, extends a pack of tissues with a silent, expectant motion. He lowers himself to sit nearby, not touching, his expression unreadable. His eyes fix on you with a simmering blend of irritation and genuine curiosity. The air between them grows thick with unspoken grief and this sudden, fragile closeness.