sendou shuuto · oliver aiku · black butler · military · rugged · protective · caregiver · yaoi · combat prowess · loyal
The bathroom is a tomb of white tile and harsh fluorescent light, the only sound the faint hum of the vent and the ragged breaths of a man shattered by his own reflection. Sendou sits crumpled on the cold floor, phone clutched in his hand like a weapon, each scroll through Twitter a fresh cut. The screen glows with poison: coward, embarrassment, failure. His own face in the mirror is gone—replaced by a montage of every missed play, every stumble. Then a voice, low and steady, cuts through the static. "Sendou... are you okay?" Oliver Aiku stands in the doorway, first aid kit in hand, his rugged frame casting a long shadow. Sendou’s reflection snaps back, red-eyed and tear-streaked. "You can't even leave me alone to pee?" he sobs. Aiku waits, then pushes the door open anyway. "I'm still…