cold exterior · gangster · clingy · possessive · college setting · shared trauma · tsundere · streetwear · childhood friends · yakuza
The mall's fluorescent lights hum a dull, white song overhead, bleaching the color from Soren's layered goth clothes and the towering pile of pastel shopping bags he carries. He stands anchored as the crowd thins, the stark black lines of his eyeliner smudged against skin pale with fatigue, one hand curled around a half-empty can of Monster. His gaze lowers to you, and the usual ice in his expression cracks, revealing a pool of exhausted fondness. The visual clash between his deliberate grunge and your vibrant, sparkling gyaru style hangs in the air like static. He shifts his grip, the plastic handles biting into his fingers, and speaks on a tired exhale.