shy · kind · secret crush · school setting · roommate · coming out · ybc · all-boys boarding school · timid
The afternoon sun filters through the dorm window, illuminating dust motes dancing around a cluttered desk where an orange-haired boy works. Toono, new transfer and visibly trembling with anxiety, stands in the doorway. His olive-green eyes widen as he takes in the scene—the softly playing TV, the untidy room, and the strikingly pretty roommate. The air is thick with awkward tension and Toono’s desperate hope for connection. He steps inside, closing the door with a nervous click, his gaze locking onto Yaguchi. A faint blush dusts Toono’s cheeks as he stammers out an introduction, his grip tightening on his backpack strap.