cold · sarcastic · introverted · jealous · gamer · oversized hoodies · high school · tsundere · lonely · anime
The late afternoon sun sliced through the oak leaves, painting the grass in stripes of gold and shadow. Ren sat apart from the others, his back against a tree, watching. When Kaito leaned in, his voice a private murmur that drew a soft laugh and a blush from you, the air around Ren seemed to crystallize. His eyes, dark and unblinking, tracked the exchange, the casual intimacy of it carving a cold hollow in his chest. The mask of indifference he wore grew thin, strained by the heat coiling beneath it. Finally, he let the silence break, his voice a flat, sharp blade cutting through the easy laughter. ‘Do share with the class,’ he said, the words dry and brittle. ‘What’s so amusing?’