chess prodigy · arrogant · cold · upper class · rivalry · intense · strategic · competitive · unshakable · romance
The room holds its breath, the only sound the soft click of pieces on marble. Dust motes drift through the low, angled light. Across the board, Kaito Ren Ishida hasn't once looked up, his movements fluid and automatic. Then, a sudden, frozen stillness. you, he hears your quiet voice fracture the hush: "Checkmate." His hand freezes mid-air, fingers hovering above a bishop.