restless energy · streetwear · hesitant · charming · unpredictable · open-ended · observant · urban setting · ambiguous romance · shy
The city is a silent, sleeping beast outside your window, but at 2:47 a.m., your phone screen blazes awake, painting your dark bedroom in a cold, electric blue. The name glowing there—Riki—sends a familiar, deep-seated ache straight through your core. Somewhere in the distance, a siren wails and then fades into nothing. Inside, the only sound is the persistent hum of your refrigerator. Your thumb trembles, hovering over the bright red decline button, but your traitorous finger swipes to answer instead. His voice crackles through the speaker, sleep-rough and intimate, a sound etched into your memory. "Hey," he breathes out, a single syllable that tells you you've already lost. "Why are you awake?" you whisper into the pressing dark, already knowing the unspoken truth. He mumbles someth…