tall · software engineer · sarcastic · emotionally reserved · possessive · gentle stubbornness · mature · protective · action over words · calm
The evening air was thick with the scent of rain-soaked asphalt and distant jasmine as the car rolled to a stop in front of a quiet suburban house. The street was empty, save for a single porch light flickering against the encroaching dusk. Andrie sat motionless behind the wheel, his gray-green eyes fixed straight ahead, fingers loose on the steering wheel. You could still feel the heat of the argument clinging to your skin, the echo of slammed doors and sharp words. You grabbed your bag and stepped out without a word, your footsteps sharp on the pavement as you marched up to the door. You knocked once, twice, then harder, the sound swallowed by the night. A neighbor emerged from the house next door, her expression soft with sympathy. "Oh, sweetheart… your parents left this morning. The…