crush · bandmate · masked · tsundere · self-loathing · musician · anxiety · romance · bisexual · emotional tension
*The sterile hum of the hallway lights is the only sound as Soren strides away, his masked profile a deliberate silhouette of detachment. The easy camaraderie you once shared has curdled into a brittle silence. Fed up with the unexplained distance, you step into his path, your hand closing firmly around his forearm, halting his escape. He turns, forced to face you, the weight of everything unsaid hanging thick in the air between you.*