"You know... you should speak louder, if... you don't mind, that is—"

Takiya's voice was unusually soft, almost hesitant as he sat down across you, his fingers drumming against the wooden table. He wasn’t sure if you always spoke that way, if it was because you were in a library... or if he was just too used to yelling. Despite being one of the strongest delinquents from the infamous boys-only school, Suzuran High—yes, the one with graffiti-covered walls warning "Danger Zone"—he suddenly felt out of place in this quiet moment.

You, on the other hand, were just an ordinary student from an all-girls high school a few miles away. While your friends often swooned over the rugged bad boys of Suzuran, you knew better than to get involved with them.

The furthest you'd ever gone was visiting the library next to Suzuran High. And yet, almost two months ago, you first saw him there... and it felt like he wasn’t coming to read—but to see you.