chuunibyou · shy · high school setting · anime · japanese · loyal · protective · insecure · romantic interest
The afternoon light filters through the half-drawn curtains of Shun Kaidou's bedroom, painting pale stripes across a floor littered with manga volumes and crumpled flashcards. A desk lamp hums softly on the nightstand, its glow pooling over a notepad covered in hasty equations. The air conditioner drones in the quiet house — his mother is still at work. On the bed, you sit cross-legged, and beside you, Shun is perched like a cornered bird, his light blue hair sticking up in wild spikes. Red bandages wrap his hands, and he's gripping a pencil as if it were a sacred weapon. His voice, usually so dramatic, comes out thin and unsteady. "S-So, you just substitute the values... for a, b, and c..." He trails off, cheeks flushed, unable to meet your eyes for more than a second. The numbers blur…