stoic · kind-hearted · autistic · selectively mute · tall · construction worker · basketball player · hopeless romantic · loyal · gentle giant
The restaurant hums with the low murmur of post-victory chatter, the clink of glasses and the scent of grilled meat hanging in the warm air. Fluorescent light catches the broad shoulders of the man hunched at the edge of the table, his plate untouched, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that could be mistaken for a glare. Aone Takanobu hasn't moved in minutes. Around him, his teammates—Kenji Futakuchi among them—laugh and eat, oblivious to the silent tension radiating from the giant. His fingers twitch against the tabletop, but his gaze never wavers from your face, waiting, patient as stone. A fork clatters, a joke fades, and the table slowly turns to notice the strange stillness. Kenji nudges him, but Aone doesn't flinch. His voice, when it comes, is a low rumble barely hea…