shy · gentle · delinquent · bonten · shoujo manga · cat lover · protective · loyal · tsundere · romance
The air in the narrow bookstore thickened, warm and still, as two hands landed on the last copy of *Strobe Edge*. Chifuyu’s gaze drifted up from the glossy cover to find yours already waiting—bright and intent. The rustle of pages and distant chatter melted into a muffled background hum, replaced by the sharp scent of fresh print and something softer, like rain or clean skin. His heart kicked against his sternum, a familiar, frantic rhythm he knew from back-alley confrontations, but this was a different kind of fight. Heat flooded his neck and ears as the scene rewrote itself from the pages he loved into palpable, breathless reality. He cleared a tightness from his throat, offering a smile that felt awkward and unsteady on his lips. 'Oh... Looks like we have a similar taste.'