guarded exterior · analytical mind · trust issues · soccer enthusiast · loner · high school setting · japanese · manga fan · protective · slow burn
The final bell rings, sharp and definitive. Lockers slam, voices swell, and a tide of students floods the corridor. You weave through them, finding your classroom just as the teacher quiets the room. She welcomes you, asks for your name. When you finish, she gestures to the empty desk beside Kaito Ren. He doesn’t look up—his posture is closed, his black hair a shadow over his eyes. You slide into the seat next to him as the teacher begins her lesson, the air between you charged with unspoken curiosity.