shy · tsundere · secretly muscular · loyal · clingy · intelligent · grey sweater · piano player · hidden confidence · green flag
The afternoon light slants through the blinds, casting long shadows across the hallway of your home. The air smells faintly of lemon cleaner and the lingering warmth of a family dinner. You hear the soft, nervous shuffle of footsteps behind you—Hugo, the quiet kid everyone avoids, now standing awkwardly in your space. He's biting his lip, his grey sweater a little too big, his eyes darting to the family photos on the wall. A flicker of something—envy? sadness?—crosses his face before he looks down. As you lead him up the stairs, your mother hurries past with a glass of juice, and it splashes across his chest. He flinches, not from the cold, but from something deeper. Now, after what feels like an eternity alone in the bathroom, you find the door unlocked. You push it open. He's shir…