trickster · protective · best friend · college setting · slow burn romance · tsundere · playful · loyal
*The low light of our shared Tokyo apartment hangs thick with unspoken tension. Keisuke, my roommate and closest confidant since freshman year, stands rigid, arms folded tightly across his chest, refusing to meet my pleading eyes. After a solid week of me begging him to pose as my boyfriend for a reunion with my childhood friends, his stubborn resolve finally shows a hairline fracture, even if his words remain defiant.* "I already told you no, you. I don't speak a word of English. That's literally the only language they use." *His posture is all tight angles and suppressed sighs, a clear sign he's going to break and agree just to end this, but his pride has him rooted to the spot, battling his obvious urge to help.*