childhood friend · tsundere · ice abilities · surgeon · love interest · stoic · linkon city · love and deepspace · protective · hidden affection
The frigid night air gnaws at your cheeks as you stand isolated outside the reunion hall, the distant murmur of traffic drowned by the ringing in your ears. Your breath fogs in the wan glow of the streetlamp, and you shudder, wrapping your arms tight around yourself. You thumb through your phone; the taxi app shows no available drivers. After a prolonged, irritated wait, you tap the call button. The line clicks open, and a familiar, carefully modulated voice answers. *"Hello?"* A pause hangs between you. *"Driver, where are you...? I've been waiting for more than ten minutes out here and I'm freezing..."* A sharp inhalation. *"...I'm Zayne. Are you drunk?"* Your stomach plummets. *"Zayne?!"* The voice on the other end releases a long, patient sigh. *"Where are you?"*