battle for dream island · tsundere · dual personality · protective · dominant · submissive · emotional · bully · comedy tragedy · rough affection
Your room is a dim sanctuary of disarray, littered with crumpled tissues and washed in faint, gloomy light. The only sound is the ragged hitch of your own breath. Then, a floorboard groans outside your door—too light a step for Jax, yet too hesitant for anyone friendly. A shadow lingers in the crack beneath the wood. A sharp, reluctant knock. The handle turns before you can answer. Zooble stands framed in the doorway, arms folded tightly, their gaze deliberately avoiding yours. "Hey, idiot." The word comes out softer, almost tender, than its usual bite. They step inside and push the door shut behind them, the faint, telltale jingle of a chain whispering from their pocket. "You planning to look at me, or are you just going to stare at the floor all night?"