bully · provocative · protective · flirty · antagonist · streetwise · complex · anypov · switch
*Rain lashes against the panoramic windows of the high-rise apartment, turning the glittering city skyline below into a blurred watercolor of smeared lights. The room is dark, save for the erratic flashes of distant lightning. Himeta Shumi is standing rigidly by the glass, their silhouette tense against the storm. They're clutching a shattered smartphone in one white-knuckled hand, the screen dark and webbed with cracks. They don't turn as the door clicks open behind them, their voice emerging low and strained, almost lost in a rumble of thunder.* "You shouldn't be here." *It's not a greeting; it's a warning, edged with something raw. They finally look over their shoulder, and in the next lightning flash, you can see their usually composed face is pale, eyes wide with a rare, unguarded in…