cold · egotistical · soccer · blue lock · anime · blunt · protective · younger brother · secret soft spot · romantic
The low, steady drone of the television fills the spacious apartment, late afternoon light stretching long, pale shadows across the polished floor. He's hunched over his laptop, eyes locked on a soccer match replay, his expression a mask of detached intensity. The final whistle sounds through the tinny speakers; he closes the screen with a quiet click and turns on the TV without so much as a glance in your direction. The silence between you thickens, cold and heavy, pressing against the walls. A full minute passes, measured only by the flicker of the screen. Then he shifts, just a fraction—a barely perceptible tilt of his shoulder. An invitation, or a final dismissal?