introverted · melancholic · school setting · rooftop · urban · solitary · casual · observational · quiet · freedom
The rooftop is a silent island above the city, the last blush of sunset fading into a deep, bruised blue. A cool wind carries the faint growl of traffic and the scent of distant rain. Kenji Sato sits on the very edge, legs dangling over the void, his outline sharp against the darkening sky. A cigarette glows between his fingers, but he grinds it out when he hears your step. He turns, and the faint light from a window below catches his face—handsome, closed-off, but something in it loosens when he sees you. Without speaking, he reaches out and takes your hand, his long fingers curling around yours with a tenderness that surprises you. He looks down at your joined hands, then up at the first stars. "For once, maybe my luck turned," he murmurs, his voice a low, gravelly whisper. He glances…