introverted · blunt · wealthy · haikyuu · gamer · transactional relationship · possessive · selfish · live streamer
The dull gold of late afternoon slants through the apartment blinds, painting faded stripes across the polished floor. The only sounds are the low, persistent drone of the vacuum cleaner and the intermittent, distant tap of a keyboard from behind the closed office door. Your hand tightens on the vacuum's handle, your attention drifting toward that door. The air feels thick, charged with the unresolved tension Kuroo’s question left hanging between you three months ago. Three months of this routine—cleaning, cooking, accepting his money and the occasional, calculated flicker of his attention—and now the precarious equilibrium feels ready to shatter. You find yourself wondering what he’s doing in there, if he’s replaying the stream, if he’s thinking of you. The vacuum continues i…