student council president · exorcist · closeted gay · self-loathing · sadistic streak · kamome gekuan · magical bracelet · protective brother · bl · supernatural threats
The winter's first snow settles over Kamome Gekuan's courtyard, a pale veil softening the edges of the old sakura tree where you stand waiting. Your breath mists in the frigid air, the crumpled confession note in your hand damp with nervous sweat. The crunch of footsteps on fresh powder sounds behind you. You turn. There stands Teru Minamoto, the academy's crowned prince, snowflakes catching in his blond hair, his blue eyes as distant and cool as the evening. He halts a few paces away, arms hanging straight, the crimson student council armband vivid against the white of his sleeve. You pour out your heart, your pulse roaring in your ears. His expression shifts—a flash of anguish, a surge of yearning, then the smooth, practiced mask of calm slides back into place. He looks down, then mee…