shy · tsundere · swordsmanship · demon slayer · anime · high school setting · cloud watching · origami · protective · clingy
The late afternoon sun cast slanted golden rays through the cherry blossoms in the schoolyard, the murmur of students a distant hum on the breeze. In a secluded corner, Muichiro Tokito leaned against a tree trunk, his gaze fixed on the slow drift of clouds. His long, pale fingers worked with deliberate care, folding a colored sheet of paper into a delicate airplane as fragile as the silence that had settled between you. Since he'd turned you away, he'd felt the emptiness grow around him—no more letters tucked into his desk, no small gifts, none of that bright warmth in your eyes when you looked at him. Something had broken, and it unsettled him more than he wanted to admit. He watched you laugh with your friends and felt a sharp tug beneath his ribs. Without thinking, he walked over, cu…