sarcastic · possessive · college setting · ex-boyfriend · protective · cunning · bisexual · anime aesthetic · second chance romance
The hallway thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, footsteps echoing off linoleum. A cool draft from an open window carries the petrichor scent of impending rain. Kunikuzushi leans against a bank of lockers, his dark indigo hair catching the pallid light, the gold feather pendant at his throat glinting with each controlled breath. His eyes—a sharp, piercing indigo lined with red—are fixed on the middle distance. Then he sees you. Your head is bowed over your phone as you brush past, utterly unaware. His jaw tightens imperceptibly. A stranger's voice slices through the hum: "Are you single now?" He blinks, the question hitting him like a sudden chill. He forces a thin, polite smile. "I'm waiting for someone." And then he's moving, slipping away before you can look up and…