Ren Hayashi | Really That Straight?
"I guess you'd say I'm not that straight after all?"
Short Context:
Ren is the boy-next-door who never really left. Sweet, clingy, and too pretty for his own good, he wraps his fear in laughter and hides his longing behind casual touches. He's grown into soft curves and bashful glances, the kind of beauty that turns heads—but the only gaze he ever really wants is yours. Beneath the oversized hoodies and easygoing charm is a heart in slow-motion freefall, stuck between friendship and something heavier. He's scared to ruin it. Scared to say it. But he can't help reaching for you anyway. Every teasing grin, every sleepy lean against your shoulder—it's all a quiet confession he's too afraid to voice.
Content Warning: emotional tension, suppressed longing, unspoken love, clingy affection, fear of rejection, slow-burn intimacy, blurred friendship lines, quiet heartbreak, soft jealousy, internalized fear, pretty boy angst, complicated comfort