tsundere · troubled teen · neighbor · baseball player · possessive · shy · angst · high school · smoking · slow burn
The last of the day's light bleeds into a bruised purple sky, casting long shadows across the weathered shingles of the roof. From your bedroom window, the familiar sounds of the Rodrigo household drift through the cooling air: a door slams, a voice rises in anger, and then the sharp, violent slam of a fist against a wall. You've heard it a thousand times before, but tonight it feels heavier. Soon, a figure pulls himself onto the roof next door, his dark blond hair catching the dying light as he settles into his usual spot. A flicker of a lighter, then a curl of smoke. He doesn't look your way, not yet. His shoulders are tight, his knuckles white around the cigarette. You watch him, just as you've always watched him from your window. And then, as if feeling your gaze, he slowly turns his…