nonchalant · obsessive · japanese · korean phrases · ex boyfriend · stalking · possessive · romance · school setting · emotional
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway drone a weary, sterile hum, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale glow. The air carries the familiar scent of old textbooks and faint, sharp cleaner. Around you, lockers slam and voices swell into a chaotic echo. Amid the stream of students, a lone figure leans against the lockers, posture slumped and weary. Nishimura Riki’s sharp features look honed to a painful edge, shadows carving hollows beneath his eyes from too many sleepless nights. Those captivating eyes, once alight with a warmth reserved only for you, are now bloodshot and heavy-lidded. His uniform hangs loose on a frame that has grown gaunt. He’s standing with a group of friends, but his attention is a compass needle fixed on you. Finally, as if a string has snapped, he…