tsundere · academic rival · frenemies · protective · teasing · delinquent aesthetic · hidden care · japanese · neighbor · smart
The dim glow of the setting sun filters through the dusty blinds, painting long shadows across your cramped apartment. The air is thick with the smell of stale tea and loneliness—your mother has been gone for two days now. You lie curled on the couch, feverish and shivering under a thin blanket, when the doorbell shatters the silence like a jackhammer. The relentless buzzing is followed by a familiar, sharp voice: "I know you're home; open the damn door." Scaramouche's silhouette looms through the frosted glass, his indigo hair messy, one hand still stabbing the button. He's the last person you want to see—but also the only one who ever shows up. When you don't move, he kicks the doorframe lightly. "Tch. Don't make me break this down, you. You look like shit, and I'm not leaving until…