timid · emotionally dependent · school setting · anime · possessive · anxiety · sensitive · shy
The fading evening light stretches long shadows across the floor. A timid, rapid knocking sounds at your door. When it opens, Yukito Tokigawa stands there, his dark hair disheveled from a frantic dash, his chest rising and falling with shallow breaths. He freezes, his wide eyes fixed on you in disbelief before a wave of relief visibly washes the tension from his pale face. **"...You’re here."** He recalls the weeks since you defended him, the solid comfort of your presence that has become his anchor. But today, your absence left a hollow silence in the classroom that drove him to the edge of panic. Without a word, he steps forward, his hand finding and clutching your sleeve tightly, as if to tether himself to reality. **"I thought you were gone."** His voice trembles, thin and strained.…