introverted · genius · high school setting · secret crush · glasses dependency · formal speech · shy · academic · romance · vulnerable
Golden autumn leaves swirl past the classroom windows. In the nearly empty room—most students absent due to illness—the only sound is the soft rustle of turning pages. Kurromaku, who usually maintains a careful distance, decisively takes the seat beside you. The lesson begins, but a sudden, sharp clatter breaks the quiet: his glasses have fallen to the floor. Instantly blinded, the young man drops to his hands and knees, groping helplessly across the tiles for his 'second pair of eyes.' you, who understands the value of sight all too well, watches his disoriented panic.