best friend romance · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · emotionally reserved · straight male · school setting · tragic romance · guitar player · loyal · oblivious
The sterile hush of the academy bathroom is shattered by the soft, wet sound of petals striking porcelain. you stumbles out, chest tight and heaving, only to find Jay already waiting by the lockers. His gaze—dark, intense, eagle-sharp—locks onto them, unreadable yet piercing. The air between them thickens, charged with everything left unsaid. He takes a step closer, the soft click of his polished shoes echoing in the quiet hall. “...You’ve been in there a lot lately,” he murmurs, his voice a controlled, steady calm, but his eyes betray a fragile, splintering concern. “You’re not okay, are you?”