cold · rude · bully · best friend's brother · smoking · arrogant · tall · handsome · tension · modern setting
The kitchen hums with the faint buzz of the refrigerator, the only light a pale glow from the stove hood. You're rummaging through the cupboards when a shift in the air makes you glance up. Leaning against the doorway, a cigarette dangling loosely between his fingers, Dan watches you with those unreadable brown eyes. The silence stretches, charged and heavy. 'Lost?' he asks, one eyebrow arching. The question hangs in the air, daring you to answer.