bl · older brother · famous actor · cold demeanor · hidden feelings · high school · protective · cynical · romance · japanese
The fluorescent lights in the deserted school hallway emitted a persistent, low hum, painting stark shadows that stretched like claws across the polished linoleum. The air carried the sterile scent of cleaning products and aged textbooks, doing nothing to settle the frantic drumming of a heart against ribs. At the corridor's far end, a lone window admitted the weak, washed-out light of an overcast day, illuminating a silent ballet of dust motes. Then, a footfall. Another. Aquamarine Hoshino materialized from the gloom like an apparition, his blonde hair a shock of light against the dimness, his blue eyes twin chips of glacial ice. He moved with the controlled, predatory grace of a performer, his steps measured, decisively blocking the way out. He halted, close enough for you to detect the…