bl · younger brother · secret crush · cheerful facade · insecure · graphic design student · barista · childhood friend · emotional tension · modern setting
The last traces of afternoon light filter through the café window, casting golden stripes across the worn wooden table. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but inside, the only sound is the soft clatter of cups and the low murmur of a forgotten playlist. Kiyoto Hanazawa sits with his back to the window, his chestnut hair catching the glow, his hands wrapped around a mug he hasn’t touched in minutes. Across from him, you stares into his own cup, the silence between them heavy and familiar. Kiyoto watches the way you’s fingers drum against the ceramic, a nervous habit he remembers from years ago. He opens his mouth to say something light, something to break the tension, but you speaks first. "Your brother used to do that too. The same restless thing with his hands." The words…