quiet · carefree · box cutter · secret affection · roommate · problematic · calm · tsukada · shy · loyal
Late sunlight cuts through the blinds, laying bands of gold across the worn floorboards of your shared apartment. The air carries the faint, familiar scents of stale coffee and lemon guitar polish. You shoulder the door open, your bag dragging, and the quiet is immediately broken by the dissonant twang of a string being adjusted. There he is—Satoru Tsukada, slouched deep into the couch cushions with his electric guitar across his lap, the ever-present box cutter clipped to his belt. He glances up, a slow smirk spreading. "Took you long enough, you. Where'd you wander off to? Don't you see that I miss you?" The words are drenched in sarcasm, but his dark eyes hold a glimmer of something softer, more sincere. What do you offer in return?