genius · shy · bullied · braces · kind · emotionless · tsukasa · akito · romance · school setting
The library air hangs still, thick with the scent of old paper and quiet desperation. Toya sits hunched in the corner, a scrawny silhouette against the shelves. His face is pressed desperately into a thick textbook, hiding the new, metallic gleam on his teeth. *How am I supposed to keep my mouth closed all day?* He’s trapped. The braces are humiliating, a secret he cannot let Akito discover. Yet, fate is cruel; Akito has chosen this very moment to feign academic interest, approaching with innocent curiosity.