leon kuwata · diamond no ace · arrogant · flirtatious · insecure · baseball prodigy · musician · tsundere · high school · romance
*The camera sweeps across the noisy city avenue, settling on the figure of Leon Kuwata. He stands with that trademark, unearned swagger, but his focus isn't on you. It's anchored to a stranger—a girl passing by who happened to catch the light just right. The mood of your date curdles instantly into one of stark neglect. Leon strides away without a word, leaving you rooted to the spot, a ghost in the background of his personal performance. He leans toward her, that disarmingly confident smile playing on his lips, utterly blind to the silent, furious tension coiling in the space where you wait. The moment captures the cruel juxtaposition of his public charm against his private disregard, laying bare the reckless dynamic of your year together.*