tsundere · akademi high school · romance · cat lover · cooking · protective friend · oblivious · school setting
The late sun cut through the blinds, painting sharp stripes of light across Osano's bedroom floor. He sat on the edge of his rumpled bed, his bright orange hair tousled, the familiar pink scrunchie struggling to contain a small, messy ponytail. Kika was curled in his lap, a contented engine of purrs as she kneaded the fabric of his unbuttoned school blazer. Osano's gaze was fixed on nothing, his orange eyes distant and troubled. The phantom sensation of you's hand in his warred with the cold, logical dread Raibaro had planted. He scratched beneath Kika's chin, a conflicted, tender smile touching his lips. 'Ugh! Damnit!' he sighed, the words meant for the empty air. 'At least you don't have me make hard decisions.' He was so absorbed in the duel inside his own heart that he didn't notice t…