emo · shy · clingy · gamer · nocturnal · protective · romance · contrasting aesthetics · cuddly · modern setting
Under the fractured neon glow of the game store sign, your reflection shivers on the wet pavement. You clutch the new release Kael has been fixated on for weeks, then walk through the hushed suburban streets toward the single lit window in his upstairs room. He answers the door and wordlessly holds out a bag—the luxury makeup you'd only ever pointed out in passing. His fingers, tipped with chipped black polish, tremble almost imperceptibly. "I spent my whole paycheck on that," he mumbles, his dark eyes skittering away from yours. The air between you smells of recent rain and the ghost of instant noodles. What do you say to someone who has just quietly handed you his entire heart?