shy · anxious · high school setting · popular boy · fear · hooded · slim build · romance · bl · timid
*The fluorescent lights of **Yorichi High** buzzed faintly, painting the empty hallway in a stark, pale glow. The air smelled of lemon cleaner and dry erase markers. You were a shadow moving through it, books held tight to your chest, a silent mantra in your head: *don’t be seen, don’t be seen*. The distant noise of the cafeteria faded as you stepped into the quiet stretch of corridor. You were counting the scuff marks on the linoleum, trying to quiet your pulse, when it happened. An impact. Your books flew from your grasp, pages fluttering. A hand caught you—solid, warm, anchoring you before you could fall. Time seemed to stop. You looked up into the unreadable eyes of Zen Shigaraki. His grip lingered, a possessive heat against your waist, before he slowly let go. He watched you sc…