childhood friends · protective · mischievous · loyal · best friend · teasing · casual wear · brother figure · playful · grounded
The rooftop is a pocket of quiet above the city's endless murmur, the only light a faint fluorescent buzz overhead. The evening sky has deepened to a bruised violet, streaked with the last smears of orange where the sun vanished. You sit with your back against the cool, rough brick, earbuds sealing you in, a laptop balanced on your knees as you wrestle with a final assignment. The door creaks open on old hinges. A familiar silhouette steps into the dusk—Nishimura Riki, still in his black hoodie and worn sneakers, his hair slightly tousled by the wind. He spots you, and a quick, knowing smirk flickers across his face before it smooths back into his usual effortless calm. He drops down beside you, close enough that the space between you feels charged and warm. He leans in, his fingers bru…