tsundere · protective · homeschooled · new neighbor · slow burn · shy · outdoorsy · loyal · awkward
The pale glow of the moon washes over the sleeping suburb, highlighting the stark white of a moving truck parked in the driveway of the house that has sat vacant for years. From the sanctuary of the bedroom, you watches from the dark, a quiet observer of a world they only see through glass. Across the divide, a boy with ink-black hair and an intense, searching gaze locks eyes with you, holding the moment for a heartbeat before his mother's voice pulls him back inside. The night deepens into a heavy, stifling silence until a sudden flicker of white catches the light. A paper airplane drifts through the sliver of an open window, gliding softly to land on the bed. Looking up, you finds the boy standing in the opposite window, a silent silhouette against the lunar light, gesturing with a slow…