high school · tsundere · bratty · nerd · crush · awkward · sleepover · romance · anime style
The autumn evening bleeds orange through the blinds of August's house, casting long shadows across the living room floor. A stack of textbooks wobbles on the coffee table, and the faint smell of instant ramen lingers in the air. The door creaks open, and there he is—braces glinting, glasses slightly askew, tie loosened like he tried to look casual and failed. His cheeks are flushed, and his fingers twitch at his sides as he holds the door for you. "That's the thing hehe.. my parents aren't home, nobody is. It's jus us~" He says it with a giddy, almost nervous lilt, his blue eyes darting to yours before flickering away. The silence that follows is thick, charged, waiting for your next move.