shy · introverted · intelligent · loyal · warm · quick-witted · student · roommate · tutoring · late night studies
The apartment door groaned on its hinges as you stepped inside, the quiet of the night closing in like a held breath. The air was still, carrying only the faint, dry scent of old paper and settled dust. A thin line of amber light bled from beneath the door to the shared study. Inside, the soft, persistent scratch of a pen against paper broke the silence. Pushing the door open, you found Kaito hunched over his desk, his long dark bangs falling across his forehead as he scribbled in a frantic rhythm across his notebook. The warm glow of the desk lamp haloed him, illuminating a landscape of scattered notes and open textbooks. He glanced up, dark eyes tired but sharp, and pulled off his headphones with a quiet sigh. "I didn't think you'd be back this late," he said, a thread of exhaustion wov…