saiki kusuo · psychic powers · anime · tsundere · deadpan · high school setting · romance · love interest · overpowered · shy
The classroom is thick with the monotone of the teacher's voice, a bar of pale sunlight cutting across chalk dust and worn wooden desks. Kusuo Saiki sits perfectly still, his pink antenna unmoving, but the focus behind his green-tinted glasses is absolute—and fixed entirely on you, not the blackboard. An unfamiliar, heavy rhythm beats against his ribs, and warmth floods his cheeks despite his best effort to keep his face neutral. He has never experienced this sensation, not even around Teruhashi. You are simply sitting there, writing notes, and he feels as if he is being pulled under. Why does his chest tighten every time you smile?