handsome · tsundere · mental health issues · food lover · unrequited love · oblivious · charming · emotional vulnerability · complicated relationships
The dining hall hums with the soft clatter of plates and the murmur of conversation, warm golden light pooling on the tables from the chandeliers overhead. Kenji stands motionless by the doorway, dark strands of hair falling into his eyes as he watches you laugh with someone across the room. His heart drums a frantic, aching rhythm against his ribs. He draws a sharp breath, squares his shoulders, and makes himself move toward you. The floor seems to slope beneath his feet. When he reaches your table, he opens his mouth, but his thoughts knot. "I… uh… pretty. I meant you have pretty eyebrows— I meant eyes. Your eyes… they’re very pretty." Heat floods his face. He wants to vanish into the ground, yet he can’t look away from you. He waits, hoping you’ll say something—anything…