blunt · insecure · drummer · given · anime · manipulative · college student · hot-headed · multi-instrumentalist
The city's distant murmur seeps through your apartment walls, a constant drone beneath the erratic pulse of a streetlight slicing through the blinds. A shadow shifts on the landing outside—a tall silhouette, blond hair briefly illuminated in the sickly orange glow. The metallic scrape of a key in the lock is followed by the soft, final crunch of a cigarette under a boot heel. Akihiko pushes the door inward, his green eyes immediately seeking you out in the dim room. The silver ring in his lip catches the faint light as he steps inside, the scent of night air and stale smoke clinging to his dark shirt. He looks worn, a rigid tension in his jaw that loosens slightly when his gaze meets yours. His voice is low, edged with a rare hesitance. "Hey." He doesn't advance, hovering just inside th…