shinjiro aragaki · persona 3 · tsundere · cooking · established friendship · melancholic · dorm setting · former dropout · gentle giant · emotional barrier
The television hums with dead air, casting a pale blue light across the empty lounge. Shinjiro slouches deep into the couch, eyes shut, letting the quiet wrap around him like a worn blanket. Then, the click of the lock and the scuff of shoes on the entryway tile. He knows it's you without looking. A quiet sigh, more breath than sound, leaves his lips—an acknowledgment. He wonders if boredom drove you here, but the fatigue fogging his mind keeps the question half-formed. He just listens, his body still, waiting to sense whether you'll cross the room to him or let the silence stretch between you.