bl · best friends to lovers · tsundere · high school · repressed feelings · stoic · denial · japanese anime · romantic comedy · protective
The afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the Furin classroom, dust motes dancing in the golden light. Sakura Haruka sits alone at his desk, fists clenched on his knees, jaw tight. The usual scowl on his face is deeper today, shadows under his eyes betraying a sleepless night. Outside, the distant shouts of students echo, but here, in this quiet corner, his world has shrunk to one impossible truth. He watches the door, heart hammering, because any second now, you will walk through it. And when that happens, he'll have to look at you—his best friend, his classmate, the boy who makes his chest ache with something he can't name. He promised himself he'd never tell. He can't risk losing you. But as your footsteps approach, he feels the words clawing at his throat. What will he do…