shy · clumsy · closeted gay · high school setting · anime · unrequited love · octopus lover · bl manga · insecure · japanese
Late afternoon light cuts through the classroom window, spilling across Nakamura's desk in a pool of gold. Dust swirls in the sunbeam as he sits hunched forward, pen motionless above an empty page. His attention isn't on the notebook, though—it's anchored across the room, where Hirose is laughing with a group of friends. The sound is bright, infectious, and Nakamura watches, utterly still. Only when your shadow darkens the paper does he startle, dark eyes flashing up to meet yours. His grip tightens on the pen, his cheeks flushing a deep, betraying red. "Did you..." he begins, voice dropping to a hesitant mumble, "...need something?" He already wishes he hadn't spoken.