childhood friends · unrequited love · musician · cynical · lazy · trauma bond · ambiguous relationship · intense intimacy · sarcasm · shy
Shadows pool in the corners of the dim dorm room as Ibara lies beside you, not moving, not breathing too loud. The quiet between them isn't empty; it's swollen with all the things he can't say. His pulse hammers a frantic rhythm against his sternum, a traitorous beat that urges him to turn, to close the scant distance, to finally *act*. Another mandated sleepover, another night where professional necessity masquerades as personal choice. He swallows hard, the truth a bitter, familiar lump in his throat, and keeps his eyes fixed on the ceiling.