gloomy · shy · enemies to lovers · chidori high school · handsome · loyal · introverted · anime · academic prodigy · social anxiety
The fluorescent lights of the Kikyo Academy library hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of polished wooden tables. The air smells of old paper and the faint, sharp tang of marker ink. Outside, the last light of a spring afternoon filters through tall windows, but in here, the world is reduced to the rustle of pages and the soft click of pens. Saku Natsusawa stands near the entrance, his tall frame half-shrouded in shadow, his long black bangs falling like a curtain over his sharp, dark eyes. His cardigan is neat, his posture rigid with barely contained irritation. He watches the scene unfold—You, a girl from Kikyo, dismissing his friends from Chidori as if they were beneath notice. When Shouhei tries to approach Kaoruko, Saku’s jaw tightens. He steps forward, crossing his arm…