class clown · shy · school setting · romantic interest · messy hair · nervous energy · comedic · tsundere · japanese · high school
Golden hour light pours through the classroom windows, painting long, amber streaks across the vacant rows of desks. Tiny particles of dust drift in the heavy, warm air as you make your rounds, gathering the day's assignments. Tucked away in the back corner by the window, Kaito Soma is hunched over, his dark, unruly hair shielding his eyes. He is performing a frantic, exaggerated search through his messenger bag, but you've seen this routine a dozen times—the resident prankster playing the part of the disorganized student to hide his failure. As he finally looks up, a vivid flush creeps up to the tips of his ears and a tentative, nervous smile flickers on his lips. "Hey, you... you're not gonna believe this, but I have a really good explanation."