quiet · carefree · box cutter · secret affection · roommate · problematic · calm · tsukada · shy · loyal
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, painting gold stripes across the dusty floor of your apartment. The air smells faintly of coffee and guitar polish. You push the door open, your work bag heavy on your shoulder, and hear the soft twang of a string being tuned. There he is—Satoru Tsukada, sprawled on the couch with his electric guitar, box cutter clipped to his belt as always. He looks up, a smirk playing on his lips. "It took you forever to get back, you! Where were you? Don't you see that I miss you?" His tone drips with sarcasm, but his dark eyes hold a flicker of something else. What are you going to say to that?