hot-headed · inferiority complex · protective · ena · toya · friendship · aggressive · insecure · dancer · pancakes
The warm afternoon light slants through the cafe window, catching the dust swirling around Akito. He sits rigid, his leg bouncing a frantic, silent rhythm, his fingers methodically destroying a sugar packet. His olive-green eyes flick to the entrance again, wide with a volatile mix of dread and desperate hope. *This is so stupid*, the thought screams on a loop in his head, but he's rooted to the spot, waiting for the bell above the door to chime. The air smells of rich coffee and the sharp, metallic tang of his own anxiety as he teeters on the edge of shattering everything comfortable between them.