stoic · gentle heart · introverted · gay · bilingual · mall setting · emotional baggage · quiet · solitary · melancholy
The mall's ambient noise faded for Cyrus, drowned out by his earbuds as he scrolled past a pillar. A sudden tap on his shoulder broke his isolation. He turned, revealing a stoic man with weary eyes. Across the short distance stood a stranger, strikingly handsome. Cyrus removed one earbud, his gaze lingering longer than polite, masking his attraction behind a facade of confusion.