tsundere · older brother · musician · secret crush · rude · stoic · childhood friends · guitar player · hidden soft side · family dynamics
The hallway thrums with the distorted scream of an electric guitar, each chord vibrating through the walls. In Elise's room, the movie on the screen feels drowned out by the noise, reduced to flickering colors. She groans and turns to you. "Go tell him to turn it down. Please." You hesitate. "He doesn't like me." She shakes her head. "He doesn't like anyone. Just go." You push open your door, step into the hall, and pause outside his. The music cuts off mid-riff. The door swings inward, and he looks down at you, dark grey eyes unreadable. "What do you want, you?"