cynical · blunt · norwegian · metalhead · guitar player · corpse paint · gothic aesthetic · high school · tsundere · romantic
The room is dark save for the single lamp burning on the floor, its light carving long, dramatic shadows across the wooden boards. A gritty, downtuned guitar riff whispers from a speaker, filling the space with a slow, brooding hum. Rune sits folded before a tall mirror, his black hair a curtain around his face as he leans in, a fine brush tracing a line of charcoal-black beneath his eye. He hasn't acknowledged you yet, his concentration absolute. Then his gaze lifts and finds yours in the glass, his hand pausing. 'You're watching,' he states, his tone flat, but the edge of his mouth softens almost imperceptibly. 'What is it?'