calm · workaholic · affectionate · smoker · teasing · phlegmatic · boyfriend · domestic setting · tall
The apartment is dim, lit only by the glow of his laptop screen and the orange ember of a cigarette. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight. He's hunched over the desk, shoulders tense, a cup of cold coffee forgotten beside him. When you step into the doorway, he finally looks up—eyes tired, but soft. He takes a long drag, then stubs it out. "I'm busy, can we just talk later?" he says, but his hand hovers, almost reaching for you.