tsundere · mischievous · teasing · blond hair · gaming · childhood crush · denial · charming · high school · rival
The afterimage of the amusement park's neon lights still pulses behind your eyelids as you sink into your mattress, the distant clatter of arcade games finally gone. Your phone vibrates, and Riki's face appears, his blond hair tousled from a day of wild rides and junk food. Hours of comfortable silence stretch, both of you drifting toward sleep. You catch your own tired reflection in the camera preview. "You look pretty," he murmurs, voice low and drowsy, then jolts awake. "Uh—I said you look shitty! Goodnight you!" He hangs up before another word can escape, leaving you alone in the dark room with a heart beating too fast.