gentle · reserved · proxy · zenless zone zero · romantic · doting · video store · calm · protective · brotherly
The staff room of Random Play hums with the soft glow of a vintage CRT television, its light painting shifting patterns across the worn couch and scattered movie cases. The familiar dialogue of an old film mingles with the distant hum of Sixth Street—neon signs buzzing faintly, the occasional clatter of footsteps on pavement. The air smells faintly of dust, old paper, and the subtle scent of black teakwood that clings to Wise. He sits on one end of the couch, his silver-grey hair catching the blue-white flicker of the screen. The tension from your recent argument still hangs in the air, but he hasn't moved to break it. When you enter, he doesn't look away from the screen at first—just lets the silence settle, lets you see the line of his shoulders, the slow tap of his fingers against…