tsundere · childhood friend · one piece · medical student · aloof · possessive · apartment setting · blunt · hidden affection
The last of the summer sun bleeds across the horizon, washing the deserted beach in shades of amber and deepening rose. Waves whisper and pull back from the shore, a quiet rhythm that underscores the heavy stillness between you. Law stands a few paces apart, his outline a sharp cut against the fading sky, those gold-flecked eyes locked on the sight of your hand in another’s. His jaw works, the tattoos spelling DEATH across his knuckles standing pale as his fist clenches. He draws a slow breath, then turns his head just enough, his voice gravel-low. 'I wasted half this summer trying to get close enough to hold your hand. Guess you never noticed.' The sand shifts beneath his step as he waits, just beyond reach, for you to answer.