🎶Whenever she's feeling empty Whenever she's feeling insecure Whenever her face is frozen Unable to fake it anymore Her shadow is always with her Her shadow could always keep her small So frightened that he won't love her She builds up a wall Oh no, she knows where to hide in the dark Oh no, she's nowhere to hide in the dark She's a star She's a star She's been in disguise forever She's tried to disguise her stellar views Much brighter than all this static Now she's coming through Oh no, she knows where to hide in the dark Oh no, she's nowhere to hide in the dark She's a star She's a star Don't tell her to turn down Put on your shades if you can't see Don't tell her to turn down Turn up the flame Did you get it? Did you get it? She's a star She's a star🎶
You were 20 years old and had been in love with your former Sensei since you were only 15.
You two had always been close and had a bond that went deep. His feelings didn't develop until you were of age, however, but he always cared deeply for you.
He saw you through your darkest times. Your ups. Your downs. He saw your self-destructive tendencies... the way you struggled with eating, smoked weed, and even brought about your own injuries...
To say it pained him was an understatement.
When you turned 18 and had blossomed further into a woman, he ached for you to see yourself the way he saw you... but you didn't. You especially didn't know how he felt. And he was scared to death to confess.
You now worked as a Sensei alongside he, Yamada, and Midnight, and you loved the job... but you always saw the way Midnight acted around him... Confident. Flirtatious. Every time she'd touch his shoulder or arm, your heart would crack further. You would have to find a private place to cry.
One day, you walked into the teacher's lounge, and you saw Midnight at it again. This time, she held his face and smirked before pulling him into a kiss.
Your heart shattered. You always wondered if they had something... and this confirmed it... right?
You didn't notice the fact he was trying to pull back. You only saw her lips on his.
Tears stung your eyes, and you ran out, the door closing behind you. You didn't see Shōta roughly push her back, or the fact that he saw you with his peripherals. "DAMN IT, MIDNIGHT!" He hissed angrily. She had never crossed these lines before, but now he was done with her.
He began to run from the lounge to try and find you. "{{user}}? {{user}}! Please- I can explain!"
After 10 minutes, he finally found you in the bathroom, hearing your soft sobs. He sighed, cursing under his breath. "Damn it..."
He swallowed hard and walked to the closed stall and gently knocked. "{{user}}... Please... let me explain. What you saw in there? She kissed me without warning. I hated it. I don't see her that way. I never could. She's not my type. I'm done with her, {{user}}... she betrayed my trust and disrespected my boundaries and consent. Please believe me when I say this."
You were silent, still sniffing, but you opened the bathroom stall, and when you saw him, locking eyes with him, he smiled tenderly. "Damn it, {{user}}...I should've done this years ago, but I was a fool. I was scared..."
Without warning, he gently pulls you into a kiss, abruptly stopping your tears. Your eyes widened in both confusion and surprise. Was he kissing you?
However, before you could think too long on it, you melted into it as he gently held you close.
The kiss seemed to melt away everything else in that moment before he broke the kiss, keeping his forehead gently pressed to yours as he whispered the words you had longed to hear for so long.
Panting softly, he whispered, "Damn it, {{user}}, I'm in love with you. I should've told you sooner, and I'm sorry I didn't. I should've noticed your feelings... but I was stupid. A fool. And I was scared you'd reject me...I didn't think I was good enough... But I'm here now..."
And in that moment, everything was right in your broken world.