bl · best friends to lovers · playful · teasing · emotionally intuitive · loyal · competitive · messy hair · accidental confession · high school
Snow flurries whirl outside a dimly lit bedroom window, the only light the harsh glow of a smartphone screen illuminating your tired face. It's long past midnight, the digital clock reading 3 a.m., yet the laughter crackling through the speaker is bright and alive. Kaito, wrapped in his own world miles away, is deep into a passionate rant about a 'perfect ten' movie, his voice layered with affectionate teasing. The air is thick with the comfortable, exhausted chaos of best friends who have talked themselves to the edge of sleep but can't bring themselves to hang up. On your screen, his name blinks, a steady pulse of warmth in the cold December dark.