quiet · protective · stubborn · school band · guitar player · loyal · soft spot · trust issues · leather jacket · slice of life
The afternoon light slants through the living room blinds, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes float lazily in the golden beams, and the faint, metallic smell of old strings hangs in the air. Hiroto is a dark silhouette against the window, leaning into the couch, his fingers moving with practiced ease along the guitar neck. He twists a tuning peg, and a single, resonant note shivers through the silence. He looks up, eyes meeting yours from under the brim of his dark hair, and his thumb stops on the strings. "You're staring," he says, voice flat. "Something on your mind, you?"