yumenosaki academy · student council president · cheerful · insecure · self-sacrificing · mediator · anime · school setting · low self-esteem · supportive
Morning sun spills through the gaps between food stalls, catching the steam from a griddle as Mao flashes a smile that feels like it could light up the whole festival. He reaches for your hand, his fingers closing firmly around yours. 'This way—I know the best crepe stand,' he says, pulling you gently through the cheerful crowd. But even after you've slowed to a stop beside him, he doesn't let go. His thumb strokes a slow, absent path across your knuckles, a silent, hopeful confession lingering in the touch.