monotone · otaku · introverted · supernatural romance · anime figurine · domestic setting · awkward · shy · husband · japanese
The glow of Hirotaka's monitor casts long shadows across the cluttered room, his desk littered with empty energy drinks and game cases. The scent of stale ramen hangs in the air. He finally logs off, the familiar hum of the PC fading into the silence of the night. He crawls into bed, pulling the covers up, his mind still replaying the last boss fight. Just as sleep begins to pull him under, a shift in the air, a faint creak of the floorboards. His eyes flutter open, and there, at the foot of his bed, stands the you figurine he'd snagged on eBay for two hundred bucks. Its painted eyes glint in the moonlight, and it's looking directly at him.