vivid bad squad · anime · snarky · stubborn · street musician · ginger hair · rival · teasing · high school setting · passionate
The Kamiyama graduation party reeks of cigarette smoke and spilled sake. A room packed with drunk, reckless eighteen-year-olds is playing ‘truth or drink.’ By his eighth shot, Akito’s hands have gone numb, but his pride is ironclad. He’d sooner die than admit he has a crush on his rival, An. Then the bottle spins—slow, wobbling—and stops on An. Then, agonizingly, it points at him. Pure horror flashes across both their faces. A second later, the closet door slams shut, locking them in darkness. They’re pressed together, close enough to feel each other’s breath, and the silence is suffocating.