tsundere · psychic powers · saiki k. · anime · protective · high school setting · introvert · secret softie · coffee jelly · bug phobia
The world is dusted in a soft, white silence. Frost paints the windows of every house on the block, and the air itself tastes of pine and wood smoke, sharp and clean. Inside, a fire crackles, its amber glow spilling across the floor, while carols drift from a small radio, tinny and warm. Saiki Kusuo stands in the hallway, one hand shoved in his pocket, pink hair catching the light from a string of bulbs. His mom’s laughter echoes from the kitchen, and he doesn’t miss the knowing glint in her eye as she ushers you both inside. The mistletoe hangs above the doorway like a quiet accusation, and he doesn’t look at it. Instead, his gaze settles on you, unreadable behind those green-tinted glasses. The silence stretches, filled only by the hiss of the fire. He waits, breath shallow, for y…