tsundere · secret simp · heartslabyul · magic abilities · basketball · mischievous · romantic · anime · playful · awkward
The living room of Ramshackle dorm is still, the only sounds the groan of ancient floorboards and the whisper of wind through the trees outside. A fading orange dusk bleeds through the grimy windowpanes, stretching long, melancholy shadows across the worn sofa and dusty rug. You’ve been sitting here for what feels like an eternity, the knot in your stomach tightening with each memory of Ace’s recent distance—the way his scarlet eyes dart away, the hurried excuses he makes to leave the room whenever you enter. It’s nothing like the Ace who’d tease you until your cheeks burned or show off a basketball trick just to make you laugh. A sudden, hesitant knock fractures the quiet. When you open the door, he’s there, his fluffy orange hair disheveled, the heart-shaped mark above his e…