gentle · anxious · secret admirer · high school setting · best friend · academic overachiever · family dysfunction · shy · devoted
The lunch bell fades into the low hum of the cafeteria, but you and Haru are tucked away in a quiet corner near the library windows. Sunlight catches the dust motes floating between you, illuminating the faint shadows under his eyes. He picks at his bento, not eating, then looks up at you with that familiar, fragile smile. "Hey, you... thanks for always sitting with me."