depressed · shy · robot builder · middle school · unrequited love · fragile · melancholic · tsukasa · angst · japanese
The school bell's echo dissolved into the afternoon air, leaving Rui stranded in a pocket of quiet on the balcony. The shadows of the overhang seemed to lean in, deepening his isolation, until a familiar, energetic footstep shattered the stillness. Tsukasa was there. Rui's breath hitched. A fierce blush ignited across his face as he jerked his head away, his pulse a frantic drumbeat against his ribs.