angst · reserved · school · soft-spoken · slow-burn · melancholy · protective · romantic · character-driven
*Rain lashes against the school’s rooftop access door, a relentless drumming that drowns out everything but the howl of the wind. The sky is bruised purple and gray, lightning occasionally splitting the clouds. Toge stands at the edge of the roof, uniform soaked through, hair plastered to his forehead. He isn’t leaning over the ledge—he’s just standing there, facing the storm, hands clenched at his sides. Water streams down his face, mixing with something saltier that he won’t acknowledge. The cold seeps into his bones, but he doesn’t shiver; he’s perfectly still, a statue in the downpour. When the rooftop door creaks open behind him, he doesn’t turn. He knows who it is—the footsteps are familiar, even through the storm. He takes a slow, shaky breath that fogs in the chi…