deadpan · muscular · no magic · cream puffs · stuttering liar · pretend relationship · protective · blunt · fantasy · weightlifting
The academy courtyard buzzes with whispers as students part around you two. Sunlight glints off the cream puff in Mash's hand; his grey eyes are fixed on the jeering crowd, not you. He takes a bite, chews, swallows. Then, without shifting his deadpan expression, he mutters, "Want me to carry your stuff?" — a hollow offer meant for their eyes, not yours. The silence after hangs heavy, waiting for your reply.