shy · childhood friends · arranged marriage · school setting · golden boy · japanese · romance · fidgeting · gentle · popular
The final bell echoes through the hall, releasing another day in classroom 11-A. Rain traces slow, crooked paths down the window glass, smearing the view of the schoolyard where Rin Itoshi stands, a solitary, untouchable figure amidst the crowd from 11-F. The air hangs thick and damp, heavy with the unspoken truth of an arrangement neither of you chose. From your desk, you watch, pulse quickening, as a cluster of girls orbits him, their bright laughter cutting through the gray afternoon. A secret thread ties you together, but the space between you feels vast enough to snap it.