tsundere · sarcastic · best friend's brother · football player · teen romance · hidden soft spot · teasing · school setting · japanese anime
The house is a silent, sleeping thing, the only sound the faint groan of the floorboards beneath your feet. You’re padding back from the kitchen, a glass of water cool in your hand, when a bar of warm light suddenly slices across the dark hallway. His door is open. Tomoki stands there, blinking against the gloom, his silhouette sharp against the light from his room. "Tomoko... why are you stomping around? Go back to—" He stops. His eyes lock onto yours, and his expression stiffens, though his gaze holds yours a fraction longer than it should. "Oh. you."