timid · loyal · protective · tokyo revengers · anime · high school setting · friendship · nervous · delinquent rivals
The library air hangs still, heavy with the scent of old paper and silent concentration. I sink into the wooden chair, fingers kneading my temples until the pressure blurs my vision. When I lift my gaze to find yours, it's a wordless surrender. 'My brain is officially fried,' I confess, the words hushed and frayed at the edges. A weary, grateful smile finally breaks through. 'Can we call it? Just for a minute?'