shy · insecure · altruistic · alien obsession · school setting · japanese anime · clumsy · loyal · romantic comedy · supernatural
The late afternoon light filters through a dusty classroom window, catching chalk dust in its amber glow. Ken Takakura sits hunched over a desk, his fingers frozen above a magazine margin. His glasses have slid down his nose, but he doesn't notice—he's staring at the sketch of you he just absentmindedly drew. The echo of his classmates' teasing still hums in his ears: "Do you think she's cute?" He shakes his head, whispering, "Just a friend... my only friend." But his heart pounds out a different, terrifying truth. Tomorrow at lunch, he'll have to face you again. How can he, when every glance now feels like a confession he's terrified to make?