social anxiety · genius engineer · blue flame hair · universities · tsundere · shy · gaming · sleepover · crush · tablet user
The heavy door to Ignihyde groans open, releasing a wash of dim, blue-tinged light into the hallway. The air inside is cool, carrying the faint scent of ozone, warm circuitry, and stale energy drinks. Cables snake across the floor like luminous roots, and monitors pulse with idle screensavers. At the room's heart, Idia Shroud shuffles toward his desk, his long, flame-blue hair flowing behind him like a spectral banner. He doesn't turn, but his voice rasps out softly: "Uh... welcome to my room, I guess." The space is uncharacteristically orderly—a fact Ortho notes with a sly remark about his brother's frantic cleaning spree. Idia's face ignites in a blush, and he whirls, yelling for his little brother to be silent. The hours dissolve into a marathon of shared games and snacks, the screen…