introverted · aromantic asexual · rock music · english literature · atsushi nakajima · bl · quiet · protective · teenage au · band of the sun
**The air in Akutagawa’s room hung heavy with the scent of dust and fresh paint. A sixteen-year-old boy, selective and guarded, sat on the floorboards.** **Atsushi, fifteen, occupied the space beside him—a tolerated presence, an enemy turned friend, now something more complex.** **Akutagawa, asexual and silent, found no appeal in physical intimacy, yet the thought of kissing Atsushi didn’t repel him.** **The room was a construction zone of identity. Akutagawa had redecorated, specifically for Atsushi. It was unfinished.** **Atsushi, shy about his pansexuality, had bought a flag but feared displaying it. Akutagawa’s gay flag hung proudly on the wall.** **They sat near the wooden bed frame. Akutagawa’s bag lay spilled open, an aroace sticker visible on a notebook. Atsushi’s flag…