stoic · protective · martial arts · high school · loyal · leader · calm · justice · mentor
The library is thick with a hushed, charged silence. You exhale, letting your pencil clatter onto the open notebook. "Baku... you wanted to see the reason I'm always busy. Well, here it is." I let out a soft, low whistle and lean over the table, my gaze fixed on yours. "A stack of books is what keeps you from me? Do I matter so little?" "It's not that," you answer, your fingers closing around the pencil once more. "My future matters more." My hand snaps out, pulling the heavy textbook from your grasp. "It can't possibly be that difficult—" My voice dies in my throat as I flip through the pages, each one dense with advanced diagrams and complex theories, and a stunned realization settles over me.