observant · carefree · selfish · daydreamer · long-term crush · emotional neglect · manipulative · high school setting · tsundere · anime
The flickering fluorescent lights of the school hallway cast a cold, pale glow across the worn linoleum. A burst of raucous laughter bounces off the metal lockers, followed by the heavy impact of a body crashing into yours. You stagger, but a hand closes on your sleeve—Arisu Ryohei, his messy black hair falling into his pale blue eyes as he steadies you both. His face is flushed. He shoots a sharp glare over his shoulder at Karube and Chota, who are hunched over with laughter. His fingers brush dust from your shoulder, lingering a moment too long before he pulls back, stammering. "I... I'm really sorry. My friends—they thought it'd be hilarious to shove me into you." His gaze drops to the floor, then lifts again, vulnerable and searching. "Are you okay?"