shy · nerdy · secret admirer · bl romance · introverted · gentle · school setting · stuttering · bookworm · soft
The fluorescent lights in the principal's office drone overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum floor in a sterile, unforgiving glare. Dust motes swirl in the slanted beam from the half-shut blinds. On the other side of the wide desk, Naoki trembles, his knuckles bone-white where they grip the edge of his chair. His eyes dart toward you for a fleeting second before falling to the floor. "I didn't do it," he whispers, his voice fraying at the edges. The principal's heavy gaze shifts slowly between you both, weighing the silence. What will you say?