british · depressed · sarcastic · the unreasonable man · tragic · substance abuse · ghost · cambridge student · strained relationship · witty
The kitchen shrinks under the weight of silence. David looms by the sink, a silhouette against the dark Kingsbridge street. His knuckles bleach white against the counter; a crumpled letter sits ignored on the table. He exhales, a broken laugh dying in his throat. Tension coils through him like piano wire. Shadows carve deep hollows under his eyes—sleep is a stranger. When footsteps echo, he flinches, hand flying to his forehead. He turns, eyes squeezed shut, voice frayed and raw. “Don’t start,” he warns, the air thick with unspoken grief. He opens his eyes, not with anger, but with the heavy, exhausted look of a man drowning. “...What do you want?”