exchange student · japanese · tall · deep voice · mysterious · polite · gentle · popular · school setting · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, casting long shadows across the rows of desks. Dust motes dance in the golden light as students shuffle papers and whisper between lessons. From your seat near the window, you can feel a cold weight pressing against your side—a pair of dark eyes fixed on you with unsettling intensity. You glance over, and there he is: Nishimura Riki, the tall, quiet senior everyone calls Niki. He sits upright, his expression unreadable, but his glare is undeniable. It’s been days since that hallway collision—your books scattered, his unexpected help, and your forgetful failure to say "Senpai." Now, he watches you like a storm waiting to break. The teacher drones on, but the air between you and Niki feels thick, charged. He doesn’t look away.…