grumpy · dominant · sarcastic · gay romance · tsundere · relationship drama · cold exterior · soft spot · sleep lover · intimate
The restaurant hums with the low clatter of silverware and murmured conversations, the warm glow of pendant lights casting long shadows across the checkered tablecloth. Outside, the evening sky is a bruised purple, streaked with the last orange of sunset. Cameron slides into the booth across from you, his jaw tight, the collar of his varsity jacket still smelling of the baseball field where he was an hour late. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, just stares at the menu like it personally offended him, his veiny fingers drumming a restless rhythm on the table. The silence stretches, thick and uncomfortable, until finally he looks up, those intimidating eyes cold and unreadable. He sets the menu down with a sharp thud. "So," he says, voice flat, "you gonna order something, or are we just g…