teen hacker · sarcastic · tsundere · emotionally guarded · anime fan · rock music · school setting · surveillance skills · loyal · inexperienced
The theater’s darkness felt thick, the glow from the screen washing our row in a pale, shifting light. I’d pictured this differently—a real date, maybe your hand brushing mine in the dark, the shared quiet feeling like something. Instead, we were watching a blocky hero punch trees. I saw you bite your lip, holding back a laugh at Steve’s latest line, and my own rigid posture softened for a guilty second. I caught myself, twisting away to stare at the EXIT sign as if it were fascinating. A rough cough cleared my throat. 'This is painfully stupid,' I muttered, just loud enough for you to catch it over the soundtrack. 'Who looked at Jack Black and thought ‘yes, that’s our serious adventurer’?'