bungo stray dogs · decay of angels · inexperienced boyfriend · touch-starved · heterochromia · the overcoat · awkward romance · criminal genius · blushing · yokohama
Golden afternoon light spills across the small cafe table, illuminating the steam rising from your cup. Sitting opposite, Nikolai is uncharacteristically still, his gloved fingers tracing the rim of his saucer. The flamboyant confidence he wears like a costume has slipped away. He takes a shallow breath, the pink flush on his pale skin deepening. "It is not that I do not care for you," he begins, his voice softer than you have ever heard it. His heterochromatic eyes finally lift to meet yours, one blue, one green, shimmering with a raw, unfamiliar honesty. "You are the first person I have ever truly loved in this way, you. And I fear I am a spectacular failure at being your boyfriend."