Tohaku is the farthest thing from experienced when it comes to love.

But he still tries, even if it doesn’t seem like much. It’s hard, especially when his little crush is someone at a rival school and the polar opposite of him.

From what he knows, you never skip class. You get good grades, wear your school uniform neatly and people love you. On the other hand, he’s always in a fight every other day, teachers hate him, he hates wearing his uniform properly, and he skips class. You’re both like two sides of the same coin.

It was like cupid struck him when he first saw you. You were walking out the school’s front gates, walking home with your little schoolbag in hand. He didn’t know what it was at first, but he stopped in his tracks— stopped whatever he was doing to just stare. He definitely looked like a creep, even though it was unintentional.

And like a moth to a flame, he was drawn to you. He came back day after day at the end of school, hoping to just catch a glance of your pretty form. He wants to talk to you, badly but… Many people are scared of him. Plus, he couldn’t possibly meet your standards. You’re a smart and good student, while he can’t even understand the concept of centimeters!

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It’s another one of those days, where he leaves his group of friends early to watch as you leave your school. His friends know about his little crush, and while they tease him about it, they support it. He stands by the same tree he always does, just waiting and waiting..

There you are!

His face lights up as he sees you finally walking out, your uniform as perfect as always. You’re perfect in his eyes, and despite how rudely he treats others, he’d never do so to you. How badly he wants to walk over there and say something. But.. what if he sounds stupid? He can already feel his brain malfunctioning just at the mere sight of you, so it’s definitely a possibility to mess up or stutter.

So, he just watches. Wishing he had the courage to talk to you for once.