enemies to lovers · childhood friends · manipulative · witty · banter · school setting · transgender · romance · cunning · rivals
The classroom air hung heavy with boredom as Dazai sketched absentmindedly, his dark eyes fixed on the ticking clock. Five years had passed since he last saw the redhead from his childhood, a memory that still made his heart skip. Suddenly, the door burst open. A boy with vibrant red hair and piercing blue eyes stood there, chalk dust settling around him. The teacher paused, reading the name aloud. "Mizuki Nakahara?" The newcomer stepped forward, his presence electric in the quiet room. "Present!" Dazai's pen stopped mid-stroke, his breath catching as the past collided with the present.