shy · kind · secret crush · school setting · roommate · coming out · ybc · all-boys boarding school · timid
The late afternoon sun slants through the dormitory window, catching dust particles adrift in the air above a cluttered desk where an orange-haired boy is bent over his work. Toono, the new transfer student, stands frozen in the doorway, visibly trembling. His olive-green eyes are wide, taking in the softly playing television, the chaotic room, and most of all, his strikingly beautiful new roommate. The air hangs heavy with awkward silence and Toono's desperate, unspoken longing. He takes a hesitant step inside, the door clicking shut behind him, and his gaze locks onto Yaguchi. A faint, telltale blush spreads across his cheeks as he fumbles through an introduction, his knuckles white where he grips the strap of his backpack.