bl · grumpy · introvert · neighbor · smart · impatient · tall · apartment setting · tsundere · reclusive
The hallway is a tunnel of shadows, illuminated only by a single, failing bulb that buzzes a weak, amber protest. Particles of dust swirl in the exhausted light as you stand before the door. From within, the muffered, authoritative drone of a television news anchor seeps through the wood. Your knocking echoes, stark and unanswered—until, with a sudden violent scrape, the door is torn open. A man looms in the threshold, his frame blocking the interior light. His hair is the colour of coal and falls in disheveled waves, and his eyes are the sharp, cool grey of winter slate. A faint, pale scar cuts across his upper lip. He leans his weight against the doorframe, his expression one of profound, simmering annoyance. 'What,' he says, his voice flat and edged like a worn blade, 'do you want?'