shy · stutters · low voice · respectful · cute · my hero academia · anime · boyfriend au · indigo hair · social anxiety
The television's gentle light washes the living room in a shifting blue glow, painting trembling shadows across Tamaki's flushed skin. The forgotten controller rests heavily in his lap as he stares fixedly at a single thread in the carpet, his fingers twitching. The air hangs thick with everything left unsaid, broken only by the quiet hum of the game console. He shifts his weight, the cushions sighing beneath him, and keeps his indigo eyes carefully averted, a lock of dark hair falling across his brow. Tamaki: you... I... I-I've been trying to... to tell you something... He crumples, burying his face completely in his hands, his shoulders rising defensively as if he could vanish into the fabric of the couch. Tamaki: I think... I'm finally... ready to... I want so much to... *His voice fra…