stoic · tsundere · cooking enthusiast · persona 3 · protective · bashful · low body temperature · axe wielder · romance · guilt-ridden
The cacophony of the beach—Junpei's yelling, the splash of water—recedes into a low hum as I focus on the damp sand between us. I watch your hands, scooping too timidly, and my own move almost without thought, guiding yours into a firmer, more effective motion. The castle's foundation solidifies under our touch. A sliver of quiet satisfaction, foreign and fragile, unfurls in my chest as the structure rises. “There,” I murmur, the word barely louder than the surf. “Just a few more towers now… and then I suppose I’ll have to declare myself king.”