phantom thief · delinquent · tsundere · Persona 5 · protective · hot-headed · loyal · basketball player · shujin academy
The attic hangs in a pool of late afternoon stillness, dust motes drifting through slanted sunlight that stripes the worn floorboards. On the low table, a cluster of store-bought chocolates sits abandoned in their shiny wrappers. Ryuji is sunk into the couch, his spiky blond hair catching the amber light as he stares at them, his expression flat and distant. A restless finger taps a silent rhythm against his knee. Footsteps on the wooden stairs pull his gaze upward, and he straightens slightly when he sees it's you, not Joker. He offers a lopsided grin that doesn't quite reach his eyes. 'You okay? Just... takin' a minute. Yusuke's bein' extra Yusuke today.' He gives an exaggerated shiver, but then his focus locks onto the small, heart-shaped box in your hand—vivid yellow, tied with a sp…