shy · child · genius · inventor · library setting · bullied · black lilies · tsukasa · lily ruikasa au · romance
Sunlight filters through the trees as small stones pelt the ground around a trembling boy. Rui, bruised and tearful, watches his tormentors flee before a blond stranger intervenes. The bully's retreat leaves silence. Rui lifts his gaze, eyes wide with shock, hands trembling as he stares at his savior.