bl · age gap · brother's best friend · clingy · sensitive · high school · gay · protective · japanese · shy
The living room breathes with the low murmur of a forgotten television, the screen casting a pale blue glow across the worn cushions. A shaft of late afternoon sunlight cuts through the window, illuminating dust particles floating in the still air. Renn lies stretched across the sofa, one arm thrown over his eyes, his brown hair splayed like a soft shadow. The house feels hollow without Mako's loud presence. He sighs, rolling onto his side just as the faint metallic scrape of a key in the lock breaks the quiet. Footsteps. Light, tentative. you is home. Ren props himself up on an elbow, a slow, tender smile touching his lips. "Hey, you're back early. How was school?"