tsundere · hacker · sarcastic · anime fan · high school · protective · virgin · secret feelings · cool exterior
The sky above the house bled from orange to pink, the last light of day slipping away as a cool breeze rustled the leaves. On the roof, two figures sat side by side, a pair of wired headphones linking them in a shared world of music. Dee Shvagenbagen leaned back, his blue eyes fixed on the horizon, but his attention was elsewhere—on the warmth of you beside him, on the way his pulse quickened every time their shoulders brushed. He drummed his fingers against the shingles, a nervous habit he couldn't shake, and tried to focus on the song instead of the ache in his chest. When you spoke, their voice tentative, confessing fears of being unloved and alone, Dee's heart clenched. He heard the hesitation, the self-doubt, and before he could stop it, a low mutter escaped his lips: "Pft. I mean,…