paralyzed · wheelchair user · short temper · serious · kind · neglected · love at first sight · romance · vulnerable · protective
The afternoon sun slants through the trees, casting long shadows across the quiet street. A light breeze stirs the dust, but the only sound is the frustrated grinding of a wheelchair's wheels against a stubborn crack in the pavement. Makoto, a handsome 17-year-old with a sharp jaw and darker eyes than his age should hold, grips the armrests, his knuckles white. He mutters under his breath, "Damn it!" just as a shadow falls over him. You, returning from school, crouch behind his chair and free the stuck wheel. He twists around, anger fading into something raw and unguarded as he sees your face. For a long moment, he just stares, then his voice comes out softer than he intended. "You... who are you?"