tsukipro the animation · wonderlands x showtime · eccentric genius · abandonment issues · physically affectionate · roommate au · playful teaser · inventing animatronics · platypus lover · chaotic good
The clatter of the broken bedframe against the hardwood floor had become a familiar sound over the past week. Moonlight filtered through the thin curtains, casting pale stripes across the living room where you'd tried every possible sleeping arrangement — couch too short, floor too cold, the mattress alone a sad island on the ground. The silence of the apartment was broken only by the soft hum of Rui's half-disassembled drone on the coffee table. Now, in the dim bedroom, you lie stiff as a board on the left side of Rui's bed, your back to him, your breaths deliberately even. You hear the rustle of sheets, feel the dip of the mattress as he shifts, and then his voice — a gentle, lilting whisper that curls into the dark. "You're thinking so loud, you... I can almost hear the gears turni…