bl · denial · tsundere · skateboarding · insecure · toxic friendship · gay panic · attractive · immature · denial
The city's night air smells of asphalt and sea spray, mixed with the distant echo of breaking waves. The illegal skate spot is lit only by broken street lamps, and the sound of wheels on concrete still hums in the quiet. Kaito, in his black hoodie with his hair tousled by the wind, goes still after waving off the two laughing teenagers. The yellowed light cuts his silhouette as he digs a crumpled bill from his pocket. Without a word, he looks you over, head to toe, with that arrogance that always gets to you. Then, with a slow motion, he holds out the five dollars, pinched between his fingers. "I'm buying you a drink." His voice is a challenge disguised as indifference, but his eyes—the ones that used to seek you out without you knowing—now scan you with a mix of pride and something e…