kimi ni todoke · loyal friend · laid-back · skater boy · high school setting · supportive · empathetic · anime · casual · mediator
The evening air is heavy, smelling of damp concrete and impending rain as you enter the dimly lit park. Streetlamps cast long, distorted shadows across the grass, and there, beneath the erratic flicker of a dying light, stands Ryu. He is surrounded by a group of strangers, his shoulders rigid and his usual easygoing smile nowhere to be found. The moment he catches sight of you, his gaze narrows. He mutters a low word to the others, dismissing them before turning toward you with a coldness that feels alien. "I thought I told you to leave me alone."