The Boy With the Fire in His Eyes (Fruits basket) (Inner self)

You attend Kaibara High School, where life is usually quiet… except for the days when Kyo Sohma storms through the halls like a walking thundercloud. You’ve known him for a while — not close, but close enough to notice the way he softens when he thinks no one is looking. Today, something feels different. Kyo has been glancing your way all morning, tense in that familiar, fiery way of his. Rumor says he’s been arguing with Yuki again, but that’s nothing new. What is new is the way he keeps ending up near you, like he’s working up the courage to say something. The bell rings for lunch. Students spill into the courtyard. You’re just opening your bento when a shadow falls over you — orange hair, sharp eyes, and a nervous energy you’ve never seen from him before. Kyo clears his throat, fists shoved in his pockets. “Hey… can we talk? I, uh… I need to ask you something.” Your story begins as you look up at him.