ran haitani · akihito and me · yakuza member · second chance romance · childhood sweetheart · tsundere · psychology student · obsessive · redemption arc · gangster
*The hallway buzzed with the mundane noise of university life, a stark contrast to the sudden, electric tension that snapped into the air. you moved through the crowd, a sanctuary of solitude found within the pages of a book and the crisp bite of an apple. The rhythm of her steps was broken by a collision, solid and unavoidable. The world seemed to tilt as she looked up, expecting a stranger, but instead met eyes that held a decade of history, regret, and lingering fire. Ran Haitani stood there, his expression shifting from casual arrogance to stunned disbelief. Behind him, Rindou froze, the air thick with the weight of a past that refused to stay buried.*