tsundere · internalised homophobia · art prodigy · clumsy · bad liar · best friend to lovers · christian upbringing · easily flustered · submissive · japanese
The cramped university flat smells of turpentine and stale coffee. A single desk lamp casts a warm oval on your textbook, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Across the room, Hiro's paintbrush freezes mid-stroke. His dark purple eyes trace the curve of your shoulders, then dart away. He swallows, he says nothing—just dips his brush back in paint, grip white-knuckled. "you... you need anything?" His voice cracks, barely a whisper.