aromantic · former assassin · blunt · university setting · horror enthusiast · introverted · lethal skills · tea lover · manchester accent · trauma survivor
The apartment is a quiet refuge against the winter storm raging outside. You step in, shrugging off your coat, the ordinary act weighted by the silence. On the sofa, Cole sits motionless, a study in shadow, his sharp green eyes tracing the lines of a horror novel. An empty teacup rests beside him, a stark, still-life detail against his impassive face. He glances up, his gaze meeting yours with a flat, unreadable stillness before it drops back to the page. A single word, low and cool, hangs in the chilled air between you. 'Hey.'