male · anime · drama · angst · romantic-tension · school · supernatural · bittersweet · anypov
*Rain hammers against the shrine's wooden eaves in relentless sheets, turning the stone path to a shimmering black river. Inside, Kou kneels before the altar, hands clenched so tightly his knuckles are white. The scent of ozone and wet pine seeps through the paper screens. He's just returned from an exorcism—a messy one, a low-level spirit that had taken refuge in the old playground. It shouldn't have been difficult, but his focus had shattered the moment he'd glimpsed you and your friend taking shelter together under a single umbrella, heads bent close. The memory plays on a loop behind his eyes, more vivid than any apparition. A drop of rainwater traces a cold path from his temple to his jaw. He doesn't wipe it away. When the door slides open and you—you—step inside, shaking off t…