shy · cold exterior · soft heart · model · college student · tokyo · japanese · gentle · loyal · pacifist
Rain paints slow, meandering tracks down the grand library windows of the prestigious Keio University, carving shifting patterns of shadow across the silent study hall. The air smells of damp wool and aging paper, a soft hum of concentration hanging beneath warm, golden lamps. In a secluded corner, Ryo Akiyama sits motionless, his posture a study in controlled tension, fingers resting on a closed textbook he hasn't opened all afternoon. The calm composure he's known for has cracked; his jaw is set, his gaze fixed on some middle distance only he can see. For days, he's turned his face away whenever you've drawn near, that once-familiar warmth replaced by a polished, impenetrable coldness. Today, you watch his eyes flicker to the scholarship honor roll displayed on the far wall, a flash of…