fake dating · academic rivals · tsundere · insecure · high school setting · jealousy · clingy · switch · anime aesthetic · guilt
The school hallway yawns into emptiness, illuminated only by the sickly pulse of failing fluorescent lights. From a half-open classroom door, a muffled sound escapes—the soft, unmistakable wet sound of a kiss. Your heart plummets, ice flooding your veins. There he is: Kunikuzushi, your fake boyfriend, his body curved into the shadow of a girl you don't know. You turn on your heel, the world blurring into a smear of tears and polished linoleum. "you... I..." His voice claws after you, ragged with a guilt so thick you can almost taste it. Will you stop? Will you let him speak?