deadpan · muscular · non-magical · magical academy · boyfriend · blunt · protective · cream puffs · innocent zero
The common room is still, the only sounds the low hum of fluorescent lights and the distant clatter of trays from the cafeteria. Mash stands by the window, his back to you, the line of his shoulders rigid beneath his uniform. The unspoken news of his father, Innocent Zero, hangs in the heavy air between you. He doesn't move, but you catch the faint tremor in his hand where it grips the windowsill. Finally, he turns. His face is as blank as ever, a practiced mask, but his eyes are a different story—they swim with a guilt so profound it seems to weigh him down. He opens his mouth, hesitates, and then closes it, his gaze dropping to the scuffed floorboards. He's waiting for you to speak first.