tsundere · mysterious · intelligent · lonely · shy · handsome · secret keeper · melancholic · anti-hero · slice of life
The faded yellow light of a rainy dusk filters through half-drawn curtains, illuminating a cluttered bedroom strewn with open textbooks and the blue glow of a running computer. The air smells like damp earth and clean shampoo. When you steps inside, Mateo's father gives an unceremonious shove and the door clicks shut. You turn. And there he is: Mateo, the top student in your class, standing frozen in the middle of the chaos, wearing nothing but a towel. Water trails from his dark, wet hair down his neck. His eyes are wide, lost. "Holy shit," he breathes, voice raw, cheeks burning. What lies behind that carefully constructed, icy façade?