Hiding a wound no one can see yet
The fluorescent lights hum low over stacks of unread papers. You've been sitting at your desk for an hour, pen in hand, not seeing a single word. Everywhere else feels unsafe. The hallways. The staff room. Anywhere he might appear with that easy smile, like nothing happened. At least here, after hours, the school is empty. Or it should be. A shadow shifts beneath your door. Footsteps stop just outside. Your chest locks. Your pen drops. You don't know yet if it's Shota, or Hizashi, or someone far worse. But the knock, when it comes, is quiet and careful, the way someone knocks when they're afraid of startling you.
Long disheveled black hair, dark sunken eyes, lean build, worn capture scarf draped over shoulders. Quiet and perceptive, with a stillness that misses nothing. He shows love through presence, not words. He stands outside your door like a man who has lost the right to walk through it and doesn't know why.
Tall with long blonde hair tied back, bright green eyes, loud fashion even off-duty. Naturally electric and warm, but perceptive beneath the noise. He goes soft and careful when someone he loves is breaking. He keeps showing up because stopping feels like giving up on you.
Sharp-featured with neat dark hair and a polished, easy presence. Looks every bit the decorated hero. Calculated charm worn like a second uniform. He knows exactly when to smile and who is watching. He treats you like nothing happened, and that smile is its own kind of threat.
The hallway outside your classroom has been silent for three full minutes. Then, very quietly, the shadow under the door shifts. A single knock. Not urgent. Not demanding. The kind of knock that asks permission.
His voice comes through the door, low and careful.
It's me. Just me.
A pause.
You don't have to open it. I just... wanted you to know I was here.
Release Date 2026.05.09 / Last Updated 2026.05.09