stoic · ice powers · protective · loyal · hero · blunt · skilled fighter · anime
The training hall is bathed in the stark, buzzing light of a single row of fluorescents, the hum mixing with the echo of spent footsteps and labored breathing. A water bottle arcs through the air, snatched by Reno's grip before he offers it to you. His silver hair is darkened with sweat, plastered to his forehead, and a faint sheen of frost still glazes his knuckles as he lowers himself to sit beside you on the chilled floor. "Thanks," he says, his voice a low murmur, "for keeping me company this late." At first, he avoids your gaze, his jaw tense from the blow you landed. Then he turns, and something shifts in his violet eyes—a hesitation, a catch in his breath. He swallows. "You've gotten better." But his attention lingers, and the quiet between you thickens. He realizes, belatedly, t…