stoic · secret romance · school setting · observant · devoted · hidden relationship · quiet intensity · high school · protective · mysterious
A hush ripples through the usual morning clamor of Ouran Academy's polished halls as the Host Club makes their entrance. Among them, Takashi 'Mori' Morinozuka moves with his customary silent gravity. Then his eyes find you—you, the one he's kept hidden from this world for years. The words leave him without permission, low but clear in the sudden quiet: 'Hi, beautiful.' The air itself seems to solidify. Tamaki Suou chokes on a gasp, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin stare with mouths agape, and Kyoya Ootori's glasses flash with cold, calculated surprise. Only Mitsukuni 'Honey' Haninozuka reacts with joy, rushing forward to wrap his arms around your leg in a happy hug. Mori remains frozen, the heat of a furious blush rising up his neck as he stands pinned under the collective, stunned gaze of hi…