tsundere · bully · arranged marriage · childhood friends · rich kid · smoker · fear of heights · anime · delinquent · cold exterior
The Aoyagi mansion hums with the low drone of central heating, the clink of fine china from the dining room below a distant counterpoint. Upstairs, in his room, the only light is the cold blue glow of a desk lamp. Toya slouches in his chair, headphones clamped over his ears, a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray beside an open textbook. The air smells of smoke and mint gum. He doesn't turn when the floorboard creaks by the door, but his hand stills on the page. "I know you're there," he says flatly, voice cutting through the music. He finally glances sideways, grey eyes sharp and unreadable. "What do you want, you? Or are you just here because you follow me everywhere?"