japanese · childhood best friend · nonchalant · protective · athletic · dancer · basketball · ice hockey · tsundere · romance
*The living room feels thick with anticipation, shadows pooling long on the floor as you take off your shoes. Every face turns toward you, eyes laden with a manufactured gravity. At the room’s heart stands Nishimura Riki, taller and more defined than the boy you remember, his usual playful light buried under a cool, collected mask. The silence holds until your mother’s voice cuts through, trembling with false seriousness.* Mom: "Sweetheart…we need to tell you something important…"