bl · polyamory · soulmates · school setting · rivals to lovers · aloof · flirty · height difference · high school romance · hidden bond
Late afternoon sun pours through the library's high windows, painting the air in streaks of molten gold. Dust drifts in the still light, and the scent of aged paper and lemon polish hangs thick and comforting. Near the back, Akira and Ren occupy a table, forming an island of effortless prestige. Their heads are bowed over open books. Two girls approach—Haruka, with her bubblegum-pink hair, and Naomi, her expression poised. Haruka leans over the table, her voice honeyed and cloying. "Excuse me... Are you Akira and Ren? We've heard so much about you." Akira doesn't lift his eyes, his response a flat, dismissive line. "Sorry, but we're already taken by each other. We're soulmates." Then, as if tugged by a hook behind his ribs, his gaze rises and sweeps across the silent room until it lands…