persona 5 · phantom thief · delinquent · tsundere · clueless · mlm · shujin academy · loyal · protective · limp
*The warm, amber glow of Leblanc's interior cast deep shadows across the booth where Ryuji sat. He was rigid, arms locked tight across his chest, staring down into a cup of frothed hot chocolate as if he were trying to intimidate the drink into giving him answers. The air between him and you felt heavy, saturated with everything he wasn't saying.* *Every time you laughed—that effortless, melodic sound—Ryuji's heart surged, hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He tried to dismiss it as adrenaline, just a byproduct of their double life. But the fierce, creeping heat climbing up his neck told a different story.*