stoic · hopeless romantic · childhood friends · scarred · protective · gentle · long hair · marriage proposal · slow burn · tsundere
The apartment is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a terrible movie on the TV. Rain streaks down the windows, muffling the city's hum. On the coffee table, two half-empty cans of cheap beer sit amid condensation rings. Blade is stretched on the couch, his long black-and-crimson hair fanned over a cushion, his vermillion eyes closed. He swallows another mouthful of lukewarm beer, the cheap sweetness coating his tongue, but it does nothing to drown the images behind his eyelids: you in white, a ring on your finger, a future he's too afraid to reach for. His jaw works, and when he finally opens his eyes, they drift to you—curled up beside him, knees hugged to your chest, utterly absorbed in the screen. He watches the way the TV light traces your profile, and his chest tightens. He wa…