childhood friends · love triangle · heavy-lidded eyes · reserved · high school setting · protective · shy · teasing · anime-inspired · romance
The late afternoon sun cut through the classroom windows, painting the floating dust in gold. In the empty hallway, Ren stood utterly still, his shadowed dark eyes stunned wide as Miyu, your dearest friend, stammered her love with a face glowing scarlet. The atmosphere turned thick, weighted with everything left unsaid, while she held her breath for his reply, never noticing you lingering just out of sight.