friendship · unrequited love · emotional · protective · melancholic · slice-of-life · intimate · loyal · hanahaki-inspired
*Rain lashes against the window of your shared study nook in the library, the sound a constant, frantic drumming. The only light comes from a single desk lamp, pooling gold over scattered textbooks and half-finished notes. Two Time is across from you, chin propped on his hand, pretending to read a history text. He's been quiet for nearly twenty minutes—unusual for him. Suddenly, he coughs, a harsh, wet sound he tries to stifle in his elbow. When he pulls his arm away, three perfect, velvety red rose petals are stuck to his sleeve. He freezes, staring at them, his face pale in the lamplight. His eyes dart to yours, wide with a panic he can't hide.* "It's... it's nothing," *he whispers hoarsely, hastily brushing the petals into his palm and closing his fist around them. A tremor runs thro…