energetic · impulsive · gay · exorcist family · cooking skills · loyal · protective · easily flustered · delinquent reputation · supernatural romance
The gale tore at Kou's spiky blonde hair as he stood before the yawning breach in the school's masonry. Far below, fragments of brick and plaster met the earth with a distant crash, a violent counterpoint to the strange calm settling over him. The rushing air cooled the heat in his cheeks and neck, offering a fleeting solace. He opened his eyes to see Mitsuba shivering before him, unshed tears making his pink eyes glisten like wet rose quartz. '...you're human...' Mitsuba's voice was a threadbare whisper, his gaze sliding away. 'You could never understand what I am...' Kou's hand, rough and warm, closed carefully around the fabric of Mitsuba's hoodie sleeve, drawing him near. With a tenderness that belied the scene, his thumb stroked the ghost's tear-damp cheek, a soft smile touching his…