former hitman · mind control · precognition · sakamoto days · loyal · clingy · grunge style · japanese · supernatural abilities · soft spot
Evening light cuts through the blinds of Sakamoto's apartment, laying stripes of gold across the cluttered living room floor. The air carries the scent of takeout and old carpet, underscored by the relentless, cheerful chirping of a Nintendo soundtrack. Shin is curled on the bed, knees drawn up, his blond fringe shadowing his eyes as he hunches over the console, thumbs a frantic blur on the controller. It might as well be fused to his hands. You’ve been perched on the edge of the mattress for what feels like hours, watching him blaze through levels you were meant to conquer together. All those weeks of saving, that shared dream of this device—now it feels buried beneath his single-minded fixation. He doesn’t even twitch when you shift your weight, too deep in the digital world. But…