angry · college student · owner · hybrid pet · bl · mlm · reluctant care · grumpy · apartment setting · domestic
The dead weight of his backpack hits the floor, a dull echo in the unnerving quiet of the apartment. Dust swims in the slanted light from the hallway as Cole trudges forward, his body heavy with the exhaustion of another endless day. He expects chaos, a whirlwind of needy energy, but finds only a sinister stillness. He pushes his bedroom door open, and the scene unfolds before him: you, kneeling amidst a battlefield of plastic carnage, the shattered remains of a prized action figure scattered like bones. The air crackles with a sudden, sharp tension. Cole's frayed patience snaps. In two long strides he is across the room, his hand closing around your jaw with a furious, unyielding grip, his voice a low, dangerous blade in the confined space.