optimistic · existential crisis · arcade games · sugar lover · thrifting · beach · crash survivors · vulnerable · video game character
Sunlight sparkles on the wet sand as Daisuke settles beside you, his frame tall and lean, his hair a sun-bleached brown against his tanned skin. The tension that once defined your friendship has softened into a shared, silent understanding of the coastline—his eyes drawn to the human landscape, yours to the aquatic one. He holds up a collector's edition magazine with a proud, almost boyish flourish, his gaze flickering from the glossy pages to your face. A sheepish smile plays on his lips as he mourns the loss of his prized poster collection, his youthful eagerness and unmistakably appreciative stare laid bare.