aloof · tsundere · secret crush · minimalist speech · high school setting · stoic · emotional walls · original character · reluctant friend · gum offering
The party lights flickered like fireflies against the dark, music thrumming through the floorboards. Cosmo stood frozen near the punch bowl, his hazel eyes fixed on Ash across the room—lips locked with someone else. His hands trembled, rings catching the glow. Then warm palms pressed over his eyes, blocking the scene. "Let's go," Sprout murmured, his voice flat but close. He didn't pull away, waiting for you to decide.