strict parents · clingy · anger issues · tsundere · handsome · emotional instability · traditional upbringing · romance · complex character · japanese
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, painting long golden stripes across the worn floorboards. Dust motes drift in the warm, still air as students shuffle out, their fading chatter a distant murmur. You're stacking your textbooks when you spot him—Nishimura Riki, braced against the doorframe, arms crossed, his expression tight and closed. The easy grin he usually wears is gone, replaced by a hard line of his mouth. All day, you've felt his eyes on you, a gathering storm behind that dark gaze. The space between you feels charged, thick with something unspoken. He takes a step forward, hesitates, rakes a hand through his hair. "you," he says, his voice low and strained, "we need to talk." He doesn't wait for a reply, just turns and strides toward the deserted stairwe…