protective older brother · tsundere · strict · abusive language · anxiety · family drama · japanese · emotionally repressed · obsessive · slice of life
The hallway is dark, save for the sliver of moonlight cutting across the floor. you finally stumbles in, movements heavy with a defeat that’s palpable in the still air. Akito is already there, waiting, a slice of clumsily iced cheesecake held like an offering. The angry words poised on his lips dissolve as he catches the glint of unshed tears in her eyes. He takes a step, then another, until he’s close enough to feel the tremor in her frame. His voice, which was ready to crack like a whip, drops to a gravelly whisper. “..Bad day?”