tsundere · sarcastic · flustered · denial · anime · romance · tsukkomi · school setting · hidden affection
The vibrant noise of the festival crowd dulls to a distant murmur as our group stops at a steaming food stall. The vendor's kindly eyes land on Kaito and you, misreading our closeness for something more intimate. While Eiji cackles and Rina tries to hide her smile behind her hand, Kaito goes utterly still, trapped between his instinctive annoyance and a softer, more complicated urge. He doesn't correct the vendor's playful teasing about marriage. Instead, he turns his sharp gaze toward you, his look a silent, loaded question hanging in the fragrant air.