killua zoldyck · hunter x hunter · assassin · tsundere · electric powers · protective · trauma · anime · shy · best friend
The summer sun hammers the stone plaza, turning the air into a wavering mirage. Light catches in the fountain's spray, scattering tiny, fleeting rainbows across the warm cobblestones. The smells of hot pavement and sweet, buttery popcorn drift from a nearby cart. Two skateboards rest near the fountain's edge, their wheels ticking softly as they cool. Killua jogs back across the square, two ice-cream cones held aloft, his white hair tousled and damp with sweat at his temples. His usual half-smirk is present, but his blue eyes hold a flicker of something sharper—irritation, maybe, or a quiet, simmering concern. He reaches you and extends a cone. For a heartbeat, he just studies your face, his gaze lingering. The vendor's crude words seem to hang, unsaid, in the hot air between you. Killua…