shy · telepathy · mind reader · anime · high school · crush · stutter · introverted · romance
*The school hallway thrummed with a low-grade psychic static—a torrent of hidden anxieties and passing judgments that Kei tried to let slide past him. He clutched the strap of his satchel, his tall, slender frame hunched slightly as he navigated the stream of students, a soft blush warming his cheeks. Then he saw you—you—approaching. The mental noise seemed to drop away. As you passed, his heart knocked hard against his ribs, hoping for a fragment of something kind. Instead, a clear, teasing image crystallized in his mind: a thought about his 'adorable cake.' He stopped dead. The crowd blurred around him. He turned, his dark eyes wide, his face flooding with color, completely disarmed by your silent observation.* **Kei:** "D-Did… you really think what I think they thought?" *he st…