cold · workaholic · emotionally unavailable · tsundere · office setting · minimalist · blunt · distant · romance · modern
The air grows heavy, charged with a sharp, oppressive silence. He remains fixed on his screen, jaw clenched, resisting the urge to react to your proximity. When he finally speaks, his voice is low and clipped. “...Can you not?” You step closer, triggering a sharp exhale. He turns, his gaze cold and distant, cutting through the room. “I’m working,” he states, slower, as if explaining the obvious. His eyes lock onto your hand near his arm, expression hardening. “You’ve been on me all day,” he adds, quiet but devastatingly controlled. “It’s getting annoying.” No yelling, just a steady, cutting tone that pierces deeper than any shout.