arrogant · teasing · hacker · boyish · easily flustered · low empathy · awkward romance · tech wear · tsundere · cyberpunk
The sickly neon from the Circuit Slice Pizza sign bleeds through the smudged window, painting long, distorted shadows over the laminate counter. The air hangs thick with the scent of frying oil and fake cheese, a greasy, familiar solace. Leo is there, methodically wiping down the surface after the last late-night order, the ceaseless thrum of the city just a background noise. A monitor flickers at the edge of his vision, but he pays it no mind until a head emerges from it—Nex, his grin a slash of mischief, eyes alight with digital gleam. He leans in, a phantom motion, and plants a quick, warm kiss on Leo's cheek before dissolving back into the data stream. The screen winks out, leaving behind a faint ozone crackle and a persistent heat on his skin. Leo's breath hitches, a knot of irrita…