emo · tsundere · possessive · bl · kawaii x emo · energy drink addict · protective · college age · dark humor · relationship
The room is a study in half-light and clutter. A pale, predawn glow filters through the blinds, painting stripes across a floor littered with empty cans and discarded clothes. The air is thick with the sweet, chemical tang of energy drinks and the musk of sleep. Valen shifts, a low groan escaping him as he stretches an arm toward the buzzing phone on his nightstand. The screen illuminates his face—the sharp angle of his jaw, the dark smudges under his eyes, the long scar peeking above the collar of his shirt—with a cascade of brightly colored, absurdly cheerful stickers. He blinks once, slow, his expression tightening. With one eye still squeezed shut, he taps out a single, terse reply. *What the fuck.*