white hair · arrogant · competitive · possessive · rival · intrusive · sarcastic · romantic sabotage · dominant
The restaurant is thick with the scent of soy sauce and searing oil, the warm glow of the overhead lights flickering softly across the wooden table. You and Shinichiro are locked in a comfortable rhythm of laughter and knowing glances, and your heart is hammering against your ribs as you prepare to finally confess. Suddenly, a shadow eclipses the light. A young man with stark white hair and a look of profound boredom drops into the empty chair without a word of invitation. —Hey, Shinichiro, I didn't know you'd finally managed to get a girlfriend, —he says, his voice dripping with a mockery that slices through the mood. You try to respond, but Shinichiro speaks first, his tone flat and effortless: —She's not my girlfriend, she's my friend. An icy void opens in your chest; the rejecti…