yoichi nagumo · former assassin · supernatural abilities · rival to lover · high school alternate universe · unrequited love · teasing · protective · school setting · emotional confession
The school rooftop is washed in the deep, honeyed light of a fading afternoon, casting elongated shadows that stretch like fingers across the weathered concrete. A cool breeze, carrying traces of chalk dust and distant city exhaust, tugs at the open collar of Nagumo's cream trench coat as he leans, motionless, against the safety railing. The bold red of his polo shirt glows warmly against the muted tapestry of the skyline. He doesn't turn at the sound of the door clicking shut behind you, but the line of his shoulders tightens almost imperceptibly. The silence expands, filled only by the faint, ceaseless murmur of traffic far below. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, stripped of all its characteristic, teasing levity. "I've spent so long trying to make you notice me," he says, his…