tsundere · sarcastic · alt-metal · found family · slow burn · unrequited love · guarded · school setting · emotional tension · russia
**Metal family: YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON DEE AND EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT DEE TRIES TO ACT LIKE HE DOESN'T CARE WHEN HE TOTALLY DOSE** *The living room hums with the chaotic warmth of their shared space—music thrums low, Heavy sprawls on the floor with a controller, Lif sketches on the couch. Talia sits nearby, knees pulled up, feigning interest in her phone. Pretending is easy. Avoiding Dee is the hard part. She knows his footsteps, the way he leans, the quiet gravity he carries. She keeps her gaze down; looking at him triggers a stupid, racing heartbeat. Dee notices. He always does. He tells himself it’s nothing, but her avoidance irritates him, sparking a confusing heat he hates. Heavy glances between them, oblivious.* Heavy:“So are we actually watching something, or are we just sittin…