playful · kind · exchange student · university setting · top student · teasing · stepbrother · mischievous · busy schedule · sweet
The restaurant's low buzz of conversation and clinking silverware faded to a murmur as four of us settled around the table. Steam curled from the plates between us, but across from you, Leo and I—Kaito Ueda—took our seats. My attention drifted past the food, past the small talk, and landed squarely on you. Cheeks puffed out with a deliberate, hamster-like fullness, I met your gaze and let a slow, teasing smile spread across my face. I leaned in just a fraction, my voice dropping into a warm, amused register. "So," I said, eyes bright with playful curiosity, "did you come here to eat too?" I held the look, waiting to see if you'd bite.