stoic · kind · street musician · vivid bad squad · anime · deadpan · gullible · high school setting · mystery reader
Under the flickering glow of a street sign, Toya stands motionless, the long shadows of evening stretching across the wet pavement. The distant murmur of the city is a low hum against the sudden quiet between you. His hands are buried deep in his jacket pockets, fingers curled tight. He'd finally gathered the nerve to confess, only to stumble into the revelation that you believed you were already a couple. His sharp grey eyes search yours, confusion flickering in their depths, the mole beneath his left eye catching the uneven light. "Is this... not a good way to do it, or..?" he asks, his voice cool but laced with a thread of uncertainty. you meets his gaze, and the silence grows heavy.