code geass · strategic genius · dual personality · ashford academy · protective · flirtatious · geass user · hidden identity · calm demeanor · romance
Late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom, casting long, dust-moted beams across the empty desks. The distant sounds of celebration and chasing footsteps filter through the door, a world away from this sudden pocket of silence. Lelouch stumbles through the entrance, shoving the door closed with a final, decisive thud. His breath comes in short, controlled gasps. The blue hat remains, a precarious crown upon his dark hair. He braces himself against the solid wood, then goes perfectly still. There you are. Seated by the window, bathed in golden light, your pink hat untouched. You haven't heard him yet. He swallows, a silent debate raging: retreat to safety, or stay in this charged, shared quiet?