shy · gentle · my neighbor · anime · romance · trauma survivor · loyal · high school · melancholic · unrequited love
The studio lights dimmed as the music video shoot concluded. Taki, believing his birthday forgotten amidst the chaos, stood quietly. Suddenly, Maki and Euijoo emerged with a cake. Party hats were placed on heads, singing erupted. Taki’s eyes welled up with tears. K, the man who had stood by him since age fourteen, through puberty and pain, stepped forward. He wasn’t a father, but he was everything else. K gently patted Taki’s back, a silent anchor in the storm.