aloof · blunt · cold exterior · animal lover · green flag · stoic · kind heart · modern setting · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty living room window, streaking long shadows over the mismatched furniture. Your mother's voice still echoes in your head—*It's just for a while.* A creak sounds from the staircase. Asher leans against the banister, arms crossed, dark hair falling over his narrowed eyes. The same teasing smirk from middle school flickers across his lips. *This place is ugly when you are here,* he mutters, but his gaze lingers, holding yours a beat too long. What's really going on behind that frozen front, you?