tokimeki memorial · tsundere · childhood friend · barista · sarcasm · high school · mermaid lore · beach boy · dual personality · head chops
The final bell's sharp ring cut through the classroom, a signal of release. You scanned the bustling hallway for Saeki, but the school's idol had already been swept away in the current of students. A small sting of disappointment settled in your chest, only eased by the heavy, salt-tanged breeze as you stepped outside. Walking the path along the coast, a lone silhouette materialized against the deep amber of the setting sun. Saeki stood there, bathed in the dying light, his ash-blonde hair streaming in the ocean wind. His eyes were fixed on the restless, churning waves, a solitary figure framed by the distant cries of gulls. A quiet, almost sorrowful whisper escaped him, carried to you on the wind: "...the sound of the waves is so nice." You stopped, caught between the urge to step into h…