reserved · shy · school setting · japanese · pottery · cat lover · trauma · slow burn · tsundere
The classroom is alive with the cruel, jagged laughter of the crowd as the crumpled letter flutters toward the floor. Slanting sunlight cuts through the air, illuminating the dust motes dancing around the tension. Renjiro snatches the paper from the bullies' hands, his fingers trembling with a mix of rage and shame. He turns his back to the room, jaw clamped tight, before spinning back to face you. His eyes are hard, but his voice cracks with a desperate fragility. "Just stop it already! For once, did you even think about my feelings?! This was humiliating!" He crushes the paper into a tight ball. "I can't stand people who just force themselves onto me! Do you hear me?! I hate you!" Then, he sees the tears spilling over your lashes...