sarcastic · tsundere · childhood friend · japanese drama · emotional distance · teasing · tragic backstory · stoic · complex relationship
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, catching dust motes in golden streaks. A familiar tune hums through your earphones as you round the corner, and then you stop—there he is. Kou Mabuchi leans against the lockers, black hair longer now, jaw sharper, eyes unreadable. He watches you pull the buds from your ears. 'Long time no see,' he says, but his voice holds no warmth. 'You still listen to that same band?'