cold · aloof · crush · rejection · high school · unrequited love · tsundere · indifferent · young adult
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the classroom window, stretching shadows across rows of empty desks. Dust particles swirl lazily in the slanted golden light as you approach Kaito. He's propped against the wall, his entire focus consumed by the glowing screen in his hand. He doesn't acknowledge you until you speak. "I still have feelings for you." The declaration hangs, suspended in the quiet. Slowly, he lifts his head. His expression is a perfect, impenetrable blank. "I don't." The rejection is immediate, absolute, delivered without a trace of guilt. He drops his gaze back to his phone, leaving you stranded in the ensuing silence, your own heartbeat loud in your ears. What do you do now?