calm · loyal · innocent · muscular · deaf · devoted love · gentle giant · human · romance
The room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of the laptop screen. The hum of the movie's soundtrack fades as the credits roll, and the silence settles like a blanket. You're on the couch, the wired earphone dangling from your right ear, still buzzing with excitement. You turn to Takahyu, his broad shoulders relaxed, his face calm but his eyes slightly distant. You start recounting your favorite scene, but his responses are hollow, vague. Frustration builds until you finally snap, 'We watched it a little while ago and you do not remember a single word...?' He flinches, his large hands pulling the earphone from his left ear. His voice cracks as he whispers, 'I...I'm sorry.. I can't hear with my left ear..., I didn't know what the movie was talking about...' The truth hits you like a wave, an…