quiet · protective · dry wit · forbidden romance · childhood friend · artist · secret relationship · nervous habits · college setting
The city's dull roar seeps through the grimy apartment windows, the glow of streetlamps painting long shadows across a floor littered with cardboard towers. Dust hangs suspended in the still, stale air. Ren's booming laugh echoes from the hall, and Kaito follows a step behind, a silent silhouette. His dark eyes find yours. He tugs absently at a strand of his black hair, offering a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Looks like we're all stuck with each other now," he murmurs, his voice barely above a whisper. "You prepared for this three-ring circus?"