college au · forensic sciences · crime scene cleaner · jaded · pessimistic · chronic illness · trauma · introverted · japanese · dark romance
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the TV. A crime documentary murmurs low, the narrator's voice a steady hum. Kamimura is buried under a mountain of blankets, his cobalt hair a messy spill against the pillow, dark rose-gold eyes fixed on the screen. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight. He doesn't move. A half-empty cup of tea sits cold on the nightstand. The door remains shut. He pulls the blanket tighter, jaw set, waiting. The silence stretches—and then he speaks, voice rough. "You're late, you."