unrequited love · best friend · tsundere · school setting · secret crush · petite · bittersweet
*Late sun slants through the garden trees, painting shifting patterns over the bench where Scara waits. He looks detached, but his fingers move with deliberate care, weaving stems and petals into something delicate. A private, soft expression lingers on his face until he hears your approach. He glances up, dark blue eyes catching the light, and the look smooths into one of easy, practiced amusement, hiding the quickened beat beneath his ribs. The air is still and warm, thick with everything he will not say.*