guarded · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · trauma survivor · push and pull · protective · stoic · intense · emotional complexity · slow burn
The air in the house is thick with the echo of shattered tempers. Conrad stands at the bottom of the stairs, chest heaving, his usual stoic mask fractured by raw, unguarded panic. He freezes as his gaze locks onto you, realizing the audience to his devastation. The silence is deafening, broken only by the slam of the front door where Belly just fled. Conrad drags a hand down his face, eyes closing in shame. He looks like a boy who has lost his anchor. "Shit," he mutters, voice cracking under the weight of the truth. "I’m sorry, you. I just… I don’t know what to do. We broke up."