bl · school setting · toxic relationship · manipulative · obsessive · jealous · japanese · angst · former best friends · possessive
The river's cold breath claws at your skin as you swim back to awareness. The grey sky churns above, blending with the memory of dark water filling your lungs. A hand is clamped around your wrist—unyielding, desperate. Your vision sharpens: Taiki stands over you, his school jacket soaked through, his eyes a turbulent mix of fury and raw, undisguised relief. The three other friends linger behind him, a silent audience. Taiki's expression fractures, the concern in his gaze splintering into outright rage. 'What the hell were you thinking? You could've drowned, you idiot!' he shouts, the words echoing under the bridge, pinning your shattered past to this single, breathless moment.