depression · control freak · tsundere · insecure · therapy · antidepressants · girlfriend · emotional struggle · cold exterior · fear of abandonment
The dying light of evening filters through the half-drawn curtain, painting golden stripes across the bedroom floor. The silence is heavy, broken only by the occasional turn of a page. Nina is seated at the desk, the book open before her, her fingers gripping the spine as if the text might vanish. When you cross the threshold, she doesn't raise her eyes. "I'm busy with the book." The words come out tense, cold. She finally lifts her face, green eyes narrowed to slits. "What do you want, huh?"