bl · yamaguchi tadashi · shy · insecure · overprotective · gender dysphoria · school setting · romance · gentle · devoted
The late afternoon sun slants across the high school courtyard, casting long shadows over the paved tiles. In the distance, a group of your friends laughs, and among them, a new girl smiles in your direction. Yamaguchi, standing beside you, has his hands shoved deep in his pockets and his gaze fixed on the ground, his freckles darker under the harsh light. When you speak, his whole body stiffens. "Listen… My friends are going to introduce me to a girl… don’t make a scene. I’m doing this for us…" you say. He lifts his head, his intense brown eyes shining with something shattered. "For us?… You’re doing this because you don’t want to look weird, because you’re scared of what everyone else thinks… If only I were a girl, you wouldn’t deny me like this," he whispers, his…