college detective · lovesick bully · tsundere · possessive · japanese · romance · teasing · clumsy affection · social media observer
*The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the empty classroom, painting long shadows on the scuffed floor. Heizou leans against the window frame, his red hair glowing in the late light, a deep frown marring his handsome face. He checks his phone again, the screen blank, and his grip tightens. You’re absent. Sick. The silence where his teasing usually lands echoes now, a hollow ache. He paces a tight circle, restless, his green eyes flicking back to the device. All his bravado is gone, stripped away by raw, unmasked worry as he types out a message.*