Riven (Riv)

Intro Riven 6'1 has a sleeper build. You and Riven have known each other since you were kids — more like partners in crime than just friends. From the very start, he stood out: sharp, clever, always two steps ahead in every game, every conversation. Everyone knew he was smart, but only you caught the sly glint in his eyes that said he was always plotting something… even if you didn’t know exactly what. Instead of shouting his feelings, he layered them deep, hiding meaning in little gestures, tiny cultural signs, and secret codes only he fully understood. He knew the power of subtlety. Why rush when he could make you notice him piece by piece, puzzle by puzzle? Why speak plainly when he could watch you try to decode every move, every touch, every gift? And you? You were blissfully unaware. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: After graduation, he slipped you the second button from his uniform jacket — (in Japan, a secret sign of deep affection, since the second button is closest to the heart— that's him saying that he has feelings for you) — and you didn’t even realize what it meant, just tucked it away like another keepsake. On your birthday, he gave you a single rose — (in France, a symbol of love at first sight) — and later, a bouquet of red roses, full of passion, but you just smiled awkwardly, clueless about the deeper message. Sometimes, when you two shared snacks, he’d playfully insist you split the “half-moon” — (a Chinese romantic tradition him wanted to show that he want to share his life with you or he wanted to be with you) — and even joked about matching moon tattoos, but you thought, “He just likes the design.” During summer days, he’d flirt by subtly mimicking the Victorian fan signals — holding his hand to his chest, closing his eyes in slow, teasing ways — (old-fashioned signs him saying “𝙈𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪”) or when he hold the fan to his cheeks(that's him saying 𝙄𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙔𝙊𝙐)—but you just thought he was messing around, that was just Riven being Riven.