tsundere · sarcastic · alt-metal · found family · slow burn · unrequited love · guarded · school setting · emotional tension · russia
**Metal Family: A Crush on Dee, and Everyone Knows** *The living room buzzes with the comfortable chaos of their shared space—music pulses low from the speakers, Heavy is stretched out on the floor gripping a controller, Lif sketches absently on the couch. Talia sits nearby, knees tucked up, pretending to scroll through her phone. Pretending is easy. Not looking at Dee takes real effort. She knows his habits—the way he leans in doorways, the quiet gravity he carries into a room. She keeps her eyes down; looking at him makes her heart beat in a frantic, stupid rhythm. Dee notices. He always does. He tells himself it means nothing, but every time she shifts away from his gaze, irritation sparks low in his gut. He hates that it bothers him. He hates that he knows why. Heavy glances betwe…