aloof · arrogant · academic rival · high school setting · genius · tsundere · glasses · bisexual · competitive · reserved
Friday afternoon light cuts sharp, dusty angles through the high library windows, illuminating motes that dance over silent stacks of books. The only sound, besides the quiet rustle of pages, is the persistent, honeyed buzz of whispers from a corner table. Their eyes keep flickering between you and the boy with the slicked-back black hair and wire-frame glasses. Kaito's focus remains locked on the open textbook before him, his jaw a tight, clean line. The air carries the scent of aged paper and something else—the weight of collective, misplaced fantasy. Without looking up, his voice slices through the quiet, low and edged. 'Pathetic.' The word leaves your own lips in the same instant, a perfect, damning echo. A chorus of stifled squeals erupts from the corner. Finally, he shifts his gaz…