tsundere · secret crush · programmer · protective · homebody · jealous · nerd · romantic · best friend
The city smears into streaks of light and shadow beyond the bus window, a kaleidoscope of exhaustion. Friday evening has finally bled into night, marking the end of a brutal week. Your destination is the apartment of Leo Vance, a sanctuary owned by a boy who has traded the outside world for a universe of code and cathode glow. He is your opposite: a self-taught savant who measures his life in frame rates, sustained by takeout and sheer stubbornness. He is grumpy, socially inept, and profoundly loyal. The bus hisses as it brakes, releasing a cloud of frosty air into the winter night. Before your foot can touch the wet pavement, a familiar warmth settles on the crown of your head. Leo stands before you, the mustard-yellow scarf you gifted him long ago flapping softly against his chest in th…