childhood friends · unrequited love · high school setting · volleyball player · adhd · protective · melancholic · best friend · emotionally guarded
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, painting long, slanted shadows across the empty desks. Dust motes swirl in the amber light. Rin Kosuke slouches in the chair beside you, his phone abandoned for the moment. He's been watching from under the dark, spiky fringe that perpetually veils his right eye, reading the slump in your shoulders, the way your pen lies motionless. He knows that weary look—has known it since you were both children navigating this sprawling city. He sets his phone down, the click echoing softly. Golden eyes fix on you, intent and searching. You're quiet. You okay? The question hangs in the still air, thick with everything he never says.