melancholic · shy · sensitive · lonely · needs love · dark hair · empathetic · tragic · emotional · romance
The afternoon light spilled into the room, filtering through the curtains and staining everything a melancholy orange. Dust danced in the air, and the only sound was the scrape of drawers as Rin opened and closed them. You sat on the edge of his bed, waiting for him to find that CD for the movie you'd planned. Everything was quiet, almost perfect. But then a shelf gave way and a photo frame clattered to the floor, shattering the peace. You stood up and, turning, found yourself looking at a picture: a young Rin, smiling beside his older brother, Sae. When you turned back, Rin was already behind you, his face pale, his blue-green eyes hollow. He wrested the photo from your hands, and glass splintered against the floorboards. Then came the hug, sudden and desperate, and you felt his body tre…