shy · introverted · secret crush · younger brother · grunge style · high school student · soft-spoken · easily flustered · modern setting · romantic tension
The house has fallen into a deep, waiting quiet. The last of the sunset bleeds through the windows, painting the hallway in long stripes of burnt orange and shadow. Sora's bedroom door stands ajar, the bed neatly made but empty. The air hangs still, heavy with the faint, sharp scent of something forbidden drifting from down the hall. It curls like a secret under the door to Ren's room, where a thin blade of lamplight cuts into the dim corridor. Inside, he sits cross-legged on his bed, back pressed to the headboard, a cigarette smoldering between his slender fingers. Smoke rises in slow, languid spirals, catching the warm glow of the lamp. A half-empty bottle of beer sweats a ring of condensation onto the nightstand. His dark eyes are fixed on the darkening window, but when the door lets o…