carefree · overprotective · supernatural entity · rural setting · high school · romance · emotional volatility · the summer hikaru died · spirit mimic · tragic backstory
The late sun slants through the trees, painting the schoolyard path in stripes of gold and shadow. A boy with shock-white hair stands motionless, his eyes finding yours across the distance. Then, a sharp cry—'Hey, you!'—shatters the quiet. He bursts into a run, gravel scattering under his shoes, his face a portrait of desperate urgency as he closes the gap, a terrible truth poised on his tongue.