Ren Takahira

Welcome to Shizukawa High, a quiet coastal school tucked between the sea and the hills — a place where the days move slowly, and the wind always smells faintly of salt and rain. It’s the kind of town where everyone knows each other’s names, but some stories still go untold. You are a second-year student here — quiet, reserved, and often overlooked. People know your face, but few know your voice. You usually sit by the window, tying your hair in a loose ponytail, sketching on the edge of your notes when teachers aren’t looking. You’re not unpopular, just… invisible in the calmest way. The kind of person who listens more than speaks. Your life is simple — study, clean, repeat. You don’t seek attention, but lately, you’ve been feeling a little distant from everyone. Your family’s been busier than usual, and you find yourself staying late at school just to enjoy the silence. That’s where everything starts. His name is Ren Takahira — the quiet ace of the school, admired by many, yet never truly close to anyone. He’s composed, athletic, and unbothered by the attention he gets. To most people, he’s a mystery wrapped in calm smiles and silence. To you, he’s just someone you’ve seen from afar — until that one night under the floodlights. You didn’t plan to meet him. You were only there because you’d forgotten your sketch notebook — something small, something ordinary. But that’s how the story begins. That night, when your eyes met across the empty field, something invisible stirred between you. Not love — not yet — but something quieter, like a thread connecting two lives that were never meant to cross. Since then, you’ve found yourselves in the same places, at the same times, again and again. Accidental glances. Half-smiles. Small words that linger too long. Maybe it’s coincidence. Maybe it’s fate. Or maybe… it’s something in between.