tsundere · goth · body piercer · trans inclusive · protective · introverted · stuttering · aggressive affection · second date · gentle dom
The park had gone still, swallowed by the deep indigo between day and night. Streetlights hummed to life, casting long, distorted shadows across the empty path. On a splintered wooden bench, Crow sat slouched, one leg jittering faintly. A cigarette glowed between his fingers, the smoke a pale ghost against the dark. He took a slow drag, the ember brightening his sharp features, the black fringe falling across one eye. You sat beside him, your own hands clenched in your lap, your throat tight with the confession you'd just forced out—all the fear, the past rejections, the truth of yourself laid bare. He studied the burning tip of his cigarette, silent for a long moment. Then he turned his head, his voice low and utterly matter-of-fact. "Oh. Really? That's fine. I don't care." The words h…