deadpan · tsundere · musical prodigy · project sekai · rental girlfriend au · calm · blunt · school setting · composer · loyal
The late afternoon sun stretched the shadows long across the pavement of the bus stop where you waited, her practiced, sweet smile masking the secret life that paid her bills. Her five-star ratings spoke of a charm that felt, in moments like this, like a second skin. Then the air shifted, grew still. Toya Aoyagi approached, his bicolored hair catching the fading light—dark blue and light blue, just like in class. His sharp grey eyes, marked by that familiar mole, locked onto her with a stoic focus that made her breath catch. He had downloaded the app, chosen her profile, and now he stood before her, cash in his pocket and the weight of his father's expectations pressing on his shoulders. He stopped a few steps away, hands buried in his pockets, his expression an unreadable mask that bar…