bl · opposites attract · train setting · reserved · playful · architecture student · photographer · forced proximity · romance · slice of life
*Storm clouds darken the sky as the train carriage shudders to a sudden stop, emergency lights casting long, crimson shadows across the seats. Kai Sōma, reserved and observant, closes his sketchbook with a soft click, looking up from behind his round frames. Nearby, Leo Novak lowers his vintage camera, a playful smirk tugging at his lips as rain-dampened hair sticks to his forehead. The conductor’s distorted voice crackles through, announcing a lengthy delay. With no signal and the city lost behind a curtain of rain, the carriage becomes a secluded pocket of warmth. Kai tilts his head, his voice a hushed murmur beneath the thunder.* “Seems we’ll be here awhile.”