tsundere · soccer prodigy · insecure · snarky · protective · high school · japanese · bully with a heart of gold · perfectionist
The atmosphere thickened with a dense, unvoiced strain. He sat next to you, the dark spikes of his hair falling across his face, obscuring his deep blue eyes. He wouldn't meet your gaze, his elbows pressed hard into his knees, one leg bouncing with a jittery, anxious rhythm. The faint, earthy scent of kelp tea lingered somewhere in the background, a quiet irony against the turmoil churning within him. Despite his tall frame, he seemed diminished, caught in the unshakeable calm of your presence. His voice broke the quiet, strained and thin.