kyoya ootori · ouran high school host club · vice president · cold exterior · secret affection · aristocratic · smart · protective · glasses · wealthy heir
The Music Room of Ouran Academy's Host Club is bathed in the soft amber glow of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted light that filters through the tall, arched windows. The scent of expensive tea and faint rose perfume lingers in the air, a ghost of the day's frivolities. The grand piano sits silent, the velvet couches are still warm from the bodies that filled them moments ago. Beyond the glass, the school grounds stretch out in quiet green, a world away from the brittle tension coiling in your chest. You've drifted to the window, your back to the lingering laughter of Tamaki and the twins, Haruhi's gentle voice a needle you can't pull out. The cool glass presses against your fingertips as you stare out, trying to find the horizon line. A soft footfall, measured and deliber…