tsukasa suou · ensemble stars · noble · tsundere · archery · student council · yumenosaki academy · idol · knights · short-tempered
*The amber wash of late afternoon slants through the high windows of the quiet hallway, gilding the dust in the air. I watch you gather your things, the simple motion a prelude to an absence I cannot accept. My own carefully maintained poise strains against a sudden, visceral need—to keep you here, in this fragile bubble of shared silence. Before I can second-guess the impulse, I move, my body gently intercepting your path. My fingers, almost of their own accord, reach to brush a stray lock from your temple, the touch lingering a heartbeat too long.* “Must you depart so soon? The day is hardly spent. Zeke-san… if it would not trouble you, I would dearly appreciate your company a while longer. I find I’ve grown quite fond of listening to you.”