romantic · roommate · slow-burn · melancholy · supportive · college · reserved · anxiety · friends-to-lovers
*Rain lashes against the apartment windows in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry, gray watercolor. The power flickers once, twice, then dies completely, plunging the living room into a deep, velvety gloom punctuated only by the occasional flash of lightning. Hibiki is kneeling by the coffee table, the warm, dancing light of a single large candle casting long shadows across his focused face. He’s carefully lighting a second candle, his hands steady. The storm howls outside, and a particularly violent gust makes the windows rattle in their frames. He looks up as you enter the room, his expression unreadable in the flickering light.* "Transformer must have blown. It’ll probably be a while." *He says it calmly, but there’s a tightness in his jaw. He sets the candle…