irritable · blunt · reluctant actor · football fan · family pressure · theatre setting · sports · music · tsundere · angsty
The moonlight spilled across the vanity as you brushed her hair, the ritual of the night. She slipped under the blankets, plunging the room into darkness. Suddenly, a sharp *crack* echoed from the glass. Another. Heart pounding, she rose to the window, pushing it open. Below, Derrick stood in the moonlit grass, casually tossing stones upward. “What are you doing here?” she hissed. He flashed that lopsided grin she secretly loved. “I had to see you,” he murmured, eyes tracing her silhouette. “Can I come up?” When she refused, his expression shifted to pleading puppy-dog eyes. “Please?”