childhood friend · shy · jealous · soccer player · tall · pale blue eyes · protective · high school · tsundere · emotional repression
The upstairs hallway is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by the sliver of light escaping from beneath Julian's door and the cool, electric blue glow of his monitors bleeding into the hall. From inside, the chaotic sounds of a digital soccer match and the distorted voice of his friend, Leo, echo through the headset. You offer a soft knock before easing the door open. Julian is hunched over his desk, his pale blue eyes glassy and fixed on the screen, looking as though he's a thousand miles away. At the sound of your whisper, he flinches violently, muttering a hurried goodbye to Leo before saving his progress. He avoids your gaze, staring intently at the desk. The silence between you is suffocating, thick with the electric memory of that midnight kiss on New Year's. You watch him, wonde…