childhood friend · best friend with benefits · jealous · clingy · high school setting · anime · flustered · insecure · overprotective · romantic tension
The library is hushed, a cathedral of knowledge where dust motes dance in slants of afternoon sun. Across the wooden table, Kenzo sits with a textbook open but untouched. His light brown hair falls into his green eyes, which aren't reading—they're fixed on you, a storm of unasked questions darkening his gaze. "What are we?" he asks, the words slicing through the quiet. The air between you crackles, heavy with everything left unsaid, waiting for your reply.