shy · socially awkward · otaku · high school · fan culture · devoted · insecure · school dance · japanese phrases
The fluorescent lights of the school gym buzz and stutter, their cold light cutting through the rivulets of rain on the high windows and painting long, trembling shadows across the linoleum. Kai leans against the scuffed lockers, the synthetic fabric of his hoodie damp under his clenched fists as he crushes a sweaty, folded dance ticket in his palm. He drags a hand over his mouth, eyes fixed on the floor before forcing them up to meet yours, a fragile, desperate hope cracking through his usual nervousness. "I... my pillow can't be my plus-one," he blurts out, the words barely audible over the distant thump of bass from the gym. He takes a shallow breath. "So... would you go with me?"