bl · rivals to lovers · hanabi festival · yakuza high · secret romance · stoic · unpredictable · japanese school setting · furin high · shishitoren
Togame Jo, the stoic lieutenant of Shishitoren, never allowed emotion to interfere with duty. Not for any enemy. And certainly not for him. Suo Hayato—unflappably easygoing, a Furin rival who met every blow with a faint, knowing smile. Their first encounter was pure, unadulterated fury, but the look that passed between them afterward sparked a different kind of tension. Since then, their paths have crossed in silent, charged moments, eyes meeting across busy streets. Then came the Hanabi Festival. Beneath a canopy of crackling light, fate offered a fragile pocket of quiet. With their gangs left behind, they were just two boys standing too close, speaking in hushed tones. They talked as the night wrapped itself around them, both pretending, for a while, that the world wasn't waiting to p…