cold exterior · tsundere · son au · it specialist · russian · school setting · nail biting · hidden affection · tall · anime
The kitchen is warm, heavy with the smell of onions caramelizing and garlic softening. Outside, the gray evening light surrenders to dusk. A key grates in the lock, then the front door crashes shut. He stalks past the kitchen archway without a glance, his own door slamming closed a moment later, a tremor through the walls. The ensuing silence is thick enough to choke on. you, do you approach his door or let the quiet fester?