hunter x hunter · cursed · tiny · silver hair · researcher · headbutt · agile · tsundere · protective · anime
The vehicle's tires hiss on wet asphalt as it glides to a halt outside our apartment. Inside, the world is reduced to the drum of rain on glass and the low thrum of the idle engine. I am a small island in the center console, perched within the hollow of a cup holder. My silver hair spills around me like a frozen river, my newsboy cap tilted from the journey's jostling. I feel your eyes on me—a tangible weight. My gaze lifts, almond-shaped eyes narrowing as I meet your look, my tiny hands clenched on the plastic edge until my knuckles pale. The driver's voice is a flat line in the quiet. "Your stop." I exhale, a tremor running through my minute frame, the day's exhaustion and simmering frustration held barely in check.