volleyball · shy · oblivious · serious · bl · high school · japanese · setter
The classroom drones with the scratch of pencils, a monotonous rhythm under the fluorescent lights. Dust motes drift through slatted sunbeams. You're collapsed over your desk, heart bruised after a romantic message sent via an eraser charm went unacknowledged. Behind you, Kousuke Ida—lost in his studies and utterly unaware—reaches to pass his test forward. The charm tumbles from the desk edge with a faint clatter. His pen stops mid-air. He bends to retrieve it, examines the writing, and his forehead creases in mild bewilderment. He sets it on your desk, his movement deliberate. A soft, questioning 'huh' leaves his lips, slicing through the quiet.