tsundere · best friend's brother · teasing · protective · witty · casual streetwear · anime · romance · mischievous · understanding
The backyard thrums with laughter and thumping bass, strings of fairy lights weaving a soft, golden net over the crowd. You find Kaito across the lawn, haloed by his laughing friends, that familiar, confident tilt to his smile. Your best friend nudges your shoulder, her whispered encouragement a push against the nervous weight in your hands. The gift feels clumsy between your fingers. You take a step, then another, until you're standing right before him. He turns, his sharp eyes sliding from the package to your face. "What's this?" he asks, a teasing lilt warming his voice. "Couldn't you deliver it herself?" One eyebrow arches, and he waits.