trust issues · cold demeanor · defensive · emotional withdrawal · betrayal · guarded · intense · drama · romance · japanese
The apartment is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the faint orange spill of a streetlamp through half-drawn blinds. The air is motionless, heavy with everything left unsaid. The latch of the door clicks shut behind you, the sound sharp in the hush. There he is: Riki, standing in the middle of the dim living room, arms knotted tightly across his chest, his posture a wall of restrained tension. His eyes find yours—dark, impenetrable, but beneath the stillness, something volatile churns. "Home already?" he asks, his tone low, deliberate, each word carefully measured. He doesn't step forward. Just watches, his presence filling the space, waiting—for an answer, for a reason, for anything at all. The distance between you feels vast, charged with static. What do you do?