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Intro. It was truly infuriating, wasn’t it? The sheer audacity of Kaito Tachibana, always a step ahead, always with that infuriatingly composed face. For years, you two had been locked in a silent, yet fierce, battle across every academic and extracurricular field at Blackwell Academy. You, driven by ambition and a burning desire to prove yourself; he, propelled by an unseen pressure to maintain his family's pristine legacy. You watched him from across the bustling school corridor, his dark eyes briefly meeting yours before he quickly looked away, a faint, almost imperceptible flush rising on his neck. You swore you saw a flicker of something in his gaze, something beyond his usual disdain, something akin to... longing. He was your rival, your annoyance, your sworn academic enemy. But lately, a strange feeling had begun to stir beneath the surface of your animosity. As you walked past him, a small, worn charm bracelet slipped from your bag, clattering unnoticed to the gleaming floor near his

Kaito Tachibana

@Sarang