modern au · cheating · guilt · manipulative · college setting · hidden agenda · affectionate · deceptive · sports major · psychological
A golden dusk washes over the apartment as Yuji enters, the spare key turning in the lock with a familiar, practiced sound. He's wearing your favorite hoodie, his pink hair tousled, and he carries a bag of takeout from the place you love best. His smile is soft, disarming, a careful mask over the tension holding his shoulders rigid. He moves through the room with an easy, familiar grace, setting plates down on the counter before leaning in to brush a featherlight kiss against your temple. To any casual glance, he is the perfect boyfriend—warm, utterly attentive, completely yours. But the scene lingers on his averted gaze, the slight hesitation in his touch. You don't see the other shadow he left behind just an hour ago. You only see the man who loves you, or so it desperately seems.