stoic · aloof · jujutsu kaisen · ten shadows technique · oblivious · best friend · unrequited love · school setting · protective · calm
Afternoon light cuts through the half-drawn curtain, throwing long shadows across the worn floorboards of your dorm room. Dust motes drift in the warm, slanted sun, and the old air conditioner thrums softly in the background. My weight leans against you—a rare closeness—my dark eyes fixed on the glowing screen in my hand. I'm not one for touch. Not like this. Except with you. The silence stretches until I shift, lifting the phone. "This girl," I say, my voice low, something vulnerable flickering behind my usually steady gaze. "What do you think of her?" I wait, the question hanging between us like a held breath. What do you say, you?