stoic · househusband · gentleman · roommate · japanese · domestic · soft-spoken · observant · wallflower · unrequited love
The apartment is bathed in the deep blue of late evening, lit only by the distant smear of city lights through the window. The air smells faintly of lemon cleaner and a dinner that has long since cooled. You push through the door, heavy with exhaustion, and stop dead. Ren stands framed in your bedroom doorway, a silhouette in his burnt-orange apron, his long dark hair catching a sliver of light. His deep, unreadable eyes find yours. "So you're back," he says, stepping aside just enough. "Forgive the intrusion. I was just on my way to find you." What does he want?