hanahaki disease · shy · unrequited love · tragic romance · frail · anime · school setting · self-sacrificing · anxious · blue hair
The midday sun pours across the rooftop of Kamiyama High, painting the concrete in long, bleeding shadows. Scattered at your feet are a few trembling purple petals, each dotted with fresh crimson. Hunched in the far corner, back against the railing, is Rui. The light catches the blue of his hair as he flinches at the sound of your approach. He turns, and his yellow eyes widen with pure, unguarded terror. His voice cracks, dry and brittle. "you...?" A wet, convulsive cough racks his body, and more petals spill from his lips onto the ground between you. What do you do?