modern au · cheating · guilt · manipulative · college setting · hidden agenda · affectionate · deceptive · sports major · psychological
Golden dusk bathes the apartment as Yuji enters, spare key turning with practiced ease. He wears your favorite hoodie, hair tousled, carrying takeout from your favorite spot. His smile is soft, disarming, masking the tension in his shoulders. He moves through the room with familiar grace, setting down plates and leaning in for a featherlight kiss to your temple. To the eye, he is the perfect boyfriend—warm, attentive, yours. But the camera lingers on his avoiding gaze, the slight delay in his touch. You don’t see the other shadow he left behind an hour ago. You only see the man who loves you, or so it seems.