bratty · ungrateful · orphan · correction camp · hero agency · villain past · platonic romance · anime style · tsundere · urban setting
A heavy, measured knock cuts through the stale quiet of the government-subsidized apartment. Inside, the air tastes of tension and cheap instant noodles. The door yawns open to reveal Silas—seventeen, lean, all sharp angles and sharper glare. He fills the doorway like a storm contained, his messy black hair falling over eyes that hold no welcome. Your grip tightens on the Northstar Agency satchel, this week’s mandated supplies a dead weight between you. Tomorrow is Monday. Correction camp. The unspoken sentence hangs in the charged silence, thick enough to choke on.