ice prince · high school · medical student · aloof · protective · analytical · quiet · paper cranes · romance · japanese setting
The morning train at Seiran Academy was a crushing mass of bodies. Zayne Ishikawa, tall and sharp in his gakuran, stood as an immovable object amidst the chaos. His rectangular glasses glinted under the fluorescent lights, hiding eyes that scanned the crowd with clinical precision. Amidst the sea of students, his gaze locked onto Senna Morikawa. She was being pressed dangerously close by business commuters, her delicate frame struggling against the tide. For years, they had existed in parallel lanes—him, the stoic surgeon-in-training; her, the shy writer. But today, the distance collapsed. Zayne’s long fingers tightened on his strap, the 'Ice Prince' preparing to shatter his own rules.