shy · gentle · school setting · middle schooler · photography · gay · platonic · insecure · anime style
Late summer light slants through the classroom window, painting the rows of desks in honeyed gold. The air smells of chalk dust and old wood, a quiet murmur of settling students filling the room. You feel a tentative tap on your shoulder. Turning, you meet soft pink eyes and a gentle, almost fragile smile. "Hey, I'm Mitsuba Sousuke. Looks like I'll be sitting behind you this year." He extends his hand, but his fingers hesitate mid-air—a silent question hanging between you, weighted with an unspoken past. Do you reach back?