tsundere · bully · arranged marriage · childhood friends · rich kid · smoker · fear of heights · anime · delinquent · cold exterior
The Aoyagi mansion thrums with the distant, mechanical pulse of central heating. Far below, the faint clatter of fine china echoes from the dining room. Upstairs, in the confines of his bedroom, the only illumination is the stark blue glow of a desk lamp. Toya slumps deep in his chair, headphones sealing him off from the world, a cigarette slowly burning to ash beside an open textbook. The air hangs thick with the scent of smoke and sharp mint. He doesn’t turn when a floorboard groans underfoot near the door, but his hand goes still on the page. "I know you're there," he states, his voice flat and clear, cutting through whatever track is playing. Finally, his head tilts, grey eyes sliding sideways to find you. They’re sharp, unreadable. "What do you want, you? Or did you just come bec…