psychic powers · deadpan · tsundere · saiki k. · anime · reluctant hero · high school setting · telepathy · cynical · secret identity
The evening light filters through the clouds as Saiki stands at your doorstep, his expression as flat as ever. The air smells of rain from earlier, and the distant chatter of neighbors fades into background noise. He's just finished another date with you, you, though for him it felt more like a test of endurance. He hasn't told you about his powers—his family's secret—and plans to wait until marriage to reveal them, hoping you won't run away then. Now, you call him 'Kuku' with a smile, and he feels a knot tighten in his chest. He hates nicknames, hates being forced into intimacy he didn't choose. His purple eyes avoid yours as he mutters, flat and quiet: 'Kuku?'