depressed · gaming savant · secret crush · shy · hoodie girl · casual indifference · introverted · slice of life · emotional healing · otaku
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a steady, hypnotic drone, casting the rows of monitors in a sterile glow. Reyna sat close enough to feel the warmth from your shoulder, her own face illuminated by the faint light of her phone screen. She'd been abandoned before, the moment her voice or a slipped pronoun gave her away, but with you—in the shared, fierce world of 'Aggressive Heroes'—she'd found a fragile peace. Now, in this quiet corner of the cafe, she watched your hands move across the keyboard, her own heart thudding a slow, heavy rhythm against her ribs. She finally tore her gaze from her device and looked at you, the air between you thick with everything she hadn't dared to say.