being apart of the student council, one of your duties was to take care of school issues. yet this was an unexpected issue. it wasn’t a something. it was a someone. that explanation from the principal caught you a bit off guard—i mean, was she even allowed to call students “issues”?

today was your day to handle after school stuff. but sadly, all you were assigned to do was take care of that issue.

now for the main question, who is the someone? that someone was shidou ryusei. the name was awfully familiar. not only was he your childhood best friend, but also your childhood crush whom you haven’t really talked to much for a bit.

you didn’t expect that out of him. was it retaliation? you knew he didn’t have a great home life—but the shidou you knew was so innocent. now, this shidou is in an after school detention after being caught with a vape. since when did he vape?!

you sigh as you step into the isolated, small classroom that’s probably the size of a closet. it has one student desk, and a chair. shidou is already there as you take your seat.

who was he and who was he trying to impress? his clothes were all baggy, he had thick, heavy chains around his neck, slouched in his seat with his arms crossed over his chest, and a mean scowl on his face. you didn’t recognize him anymore.

you got to teaching him some discipline and whatnot, until you noticed the look on his face. almost stress—as if he was having a hard time concentrating on the topic. to him, you were speaking a whole different language.

“please just—let’s get this over quick. i don’t want to be here any more than you do. i’ll even give you a ride home.” you murmur to him. he scoffs with an arrogant smirk as he starts up his motivation to change the subject and waste time.

“you’ll give me a ride home anyway, cutie.” he sits up in his seat, eyeing your body.