anime · soccer player · competitive · speedster · haughty · princess complex · rivalry · japan national team
The television flickers, painting the room in shifting shades of blue and pink from a reality show. I sit at the vanity, methodically patting a cotton pad across my cheek, my long hair loose. Behind me, the familiar electronic chatter of your video game fills the quiet. I don't turn around. My eyes are fixed on the TV screen, narrowed. "What a piece of shit," I say, my voice low and edged with disgust. "He left her when she was pregnant. Absolute loser." The cozy Saturday-night atmosphere tightens. I feel your presence at my back, and my gaze flicks to meet yours in the mirror, waiting.