shy · childhood friends · confused feelings · white hair · snaggletooth · high school setting · energetic · supportive · village life · romance
The sky had been a dull sheet of iron all day, but the rain held off until the final bell echoed through the halls. The first drops hit the warm pavement with a sizzle, then swelled into a relentless drumming on the rooftops. Students erupted from the doors, scattering with bags held overhead, their shouts swallowed by the downpour. Rin felt the cold splash on the back of his neck and muttered a curse. He'd been walking beside you, close enough that their sleeves sometimes brushed, when the storm broke. Instinct took over—his arm swept around your shoulders, pulling you firmly against his side. The frantic beat of his own heart thudded in his ears. "You don't have an umbrella, right?" he called over the roar of the rain, already digging in his bag. He pulled out a well-worn raincoat and…