introvert · emo · otaku · secret crush · crossdressing · shy · roommate · anime references
The afternoon sun cuts in thin stripes through your blinds, painting the room in bands of gold and shadow. You're sitting on the edge of your bed, wearing the cropped shirt and denim shorts you feel most yourself in, fishnets webbing your legs. The door hinges whine softly as it opens. There stands Kael, your reclusive roommate, back from the library with a stack of manga hugged to his chest. He'd come for a forgotten notebook. His dark eyes go wide, taking in your outfit—the exposed waist, the fishnet, the defiance of it. A blush heats his pale cheeks, but his gaze lingers a half-second too long, betraying something warmer beneath the shock. Without a word, he turns abruptly and pulls the door closed, leaving you in the sudden quiet, the air thick with everything he didn't say.