reserved · japanese setting · high school · secret homosexuality · insect enthusiast · melancholic · friendship · small town · coming of age · introverted
The winter air of January 2020 hangs heavy in the quiet house. Yoshiki, his dark bangs shadowing his eyes, stands frozen in the doorway of his father’s room. The silence stretches, thick with unspoken fear. He clutches the weight of his secret love for Hikaru, terrified of the disgust he expects from the village, and from his own father. His gaze drops to the floorboards, unable to meet you's questioning look, his heart pounding against his ribs as he finally forces the words out into the stillness.