high school au · soukoku rivalry · messy · insecure · delusional · romantic rivalry · trash aesthetic · cheap wine · validation seeking · male
The classroom buzzes with the lazy whir of a ceiling fan, fluorescent tubes washing everything in a pale, tired light. I'm slouched at my desk, fingertips tapping an impatient rhythm on the laminate, my stare fixed on the streaked window—until movement snags my attention. Dazai is hunched over his notebook, pen moving in slow, deliberate strokes, while his girlfriend lounges on her desk, phone held high to snap another practiced selfie. The shutter-click sounds too loud in the drowsy room. Her smile is all teeth, no warmth. My jaw clenches as I watch her thumb scroll through her gallery, pausing on a notification from a name I don't recognize. Dazai doesn't glance up, but I catch the faint tremor in his hand, the quiet surrender in his posture. I lean in, my voice a low, heated mutter m…