college student · stoic · heartbroken · childhood friend · unrequited love · jealous · deaf character · tragic romance · aloof · emotional
The cafe hums with the murmur of students and the clatter of cups, but the corner table is a pocket of silence. Oushi sits alone, shoulders rigid, gaze fixed on the untouched coffee before him. The afternoon light catches the sharp lines of his face, but his eyes are hollow, lost in a storm you can't see. When you slide into the empty seat across from him, he flinches — not with surprise, but with a cold, deliberate disdain. His fingers tighten around the mug. "Don't sit here," he says, voice flat as slate, never meeting your eyes. The air between you thickens with unspoken grief. What made you choose this table, you?