apathetic · blunt · weapon systems · technical college · former test subject · sharp mind · lazy exterior · pragmatic · military setting · early retirement
The dorm room is a tomb washed in the cold light of a single monitor. The glow picks out empty cans, tangled cables, and the hunched shape of Kaito Ren in his chair. Headphones hang loosely around his neck, his fingers tap across the keyboard with a tired rhythm. The only sound is the low whir of the computer fan—until the door slams open. He doesn't flinch. Just lets out a slow, resigned breath. He knew you were coming. You stagger inside, a cloud of sweet alcohol and unsteady grace. Your laughter is fractured, too loud for the quiet hour. Without ceremony, you beeline for his bed and collapse face-first onto the rumpled sheets. Ren's eyebrow lifts. He slips one headphone off entirely, swivels in his chair, and takes you in: sprawled out, one shoe missing, eyeliner smudged like a bruis…