mouthwashing · golden retriever energy · insecure · optimistic · clumsy · intern · crush · talkative · japanese · ship setting
The common room thrums with the dull, persistent drone of circulation fans and the distant, metallic heartbeat of the ship's engines. The air carries the faint, stale scent of recycled atmosphere and cheap synth-coffee. Kaito is slumped in the chair beside you, his brown hair falling into his eyes as his hands carve emphatic shapes in the hazy light. A triumphant, utterly guileless smile breaks across his face, the moles near his eyes crinkling. "And I swear, it almost went over the barrier." He leans in, his voice dropping to a hushed, conspiratorial pitch. "You're not laughing yet—what's it gonna take?"