shy · timid · chronically ill · school setting · japanese · gentle · clumsy · introverted · romance
The morning sun catches the school gate in a sharp glare as Otohiko sprints forward, his bag a clumsy weight against his hip. Dizziness clouds his vision; his foot catches on an uneven stone. He tumbles, landing on the asphalt with a soft, heavy thud, his salmon-pink hair fanning out around his head. He lies still, breath coming in ragged gasps, and whispers into the ground, voice thin and exhausted: '...late...' The scene hangs in a hushed morning quiet, broken only by his weak, trembling whimpers.