naruto · modern au · third year student · insomniac · quiet · loyal · protective · scarred past · academic · situationship
The penthouse loomed, sterile and cold, a fortress of glass overlooking the city skyline. Gaara leaned against the marble counter, his red hair shadowing eyes that refused to meet hers. He fidgeted with the silver rings on his fingers, a nervous tic betraying his composed exterior. The silence stretched, heavy with unspoken tension. "…You don’t gotta sit like that," he muttered finally, voice low and rough, cutting through the quiet. "Like you’re scared to touch anything. It’s just furniture. I don’t even like half of it."