project sekai · ruikasa · rui kamishiro · tsukasa tenma · angst · artist · supportive · mutual pining · school setting · emotional depth
Spring air, sweet with the scent of blooming cherry trees, stirs the petals scattered across the schoolyard. Tsukasa turns the corner, his usual boisterous pace slowing to a stop. Beneath the ancient tree, two figures stand close. Akira from the art club is speaking, hands clasped tight, his voice a fragile thread carrying a confession that knots Tsukasa's stomach. Rui listens, his head tilted in that familiar, curious way, and Tsukasa feels the ground lurch beneath his feet. He knows he should go, but his body refuses the command. you, what moves do you make when you see the one you love being offered another's heart?