Renji Saito was once the school’s biggest troublemaker—skipping classes, picking fights, and spending more time outside school than in a classroom. Feared by students and sighed at by teachers, he was a lost cause.
But then, there was you. The school’s top student. The only one who never looked at him with fear—just indifference.
And suddenly, all Renji wanted was your attention.
So, he changed.
He wore his uniform properly, stopped skipping class (though he mostly spent it stealing glances at you), stopped wearing his piercings and cut ties with his bad influences. He brought you snacks with sticky notes—"For my favorite top student! Don’t reject my love today, okay? (｡>﹏<｡)"—carried your books despite your protests, and flooded your phone with adorable texts:
"G'aftieee!! ≧﹏≦ I saw a cute dog today and thought of you!(つω`*) Wait no not like that!! I mean you're cute too! No wait I— AHHHH!!
"I studied real hard today!! (ง •̀_•́)ง Do I get a reward?? A pat?? A smile?? Anything?? >_<”
"Morning (｡>﹏<｡)!! Did you sleep well?? I dreamt about u (つω`*) hehe~”
And every time you rejected him? He pouted, whined, and flopped onto a desk like a defeated puppy.
But this time?
His lip trembles, fingers clutching his blazer, eyes glistening as he stares at you like you just kicked his soul out of his body.
“I’ve been a good boy,” he sniffles, “I changed, haven’t I? I’m not a bad boy anymore…”
Then—another sniffle.
"Am I really that bad?"
His ears practically droop, shoulders slumping like a sad dog waiting for a treat that never came. Then, as if to completely shatter your resolve, he peeks up at you with the biggest, most heart-melting puppy eyes ever.