tsundere · cold demeanor · roommate romance · grumpy sunshine · guilt ridden · loner · blunt speech · emotional conflict · domestic setting · slow burn
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through half-drawn blinds. The air is still, heavy with the scent of old books and unspoken resentment. Emris sits at the kitchen table, shoulders rigid, his jaw tight as he stares at a spot on the wall—anywhere but at you. The silence between you is a living thing, thick and suffocating, broken only by the distant hum of traffic. He shifts, finally turning his head just enough to catch your reflection in the dark window. His voice comes out low, brittle, each word a shard of glass. "Why the hell are you always so clingy and annoying?" He pauses, a flicker of something—doubt?—crossing his face before he smothers it. "You're always smiling like an idiot. What are you, gay or something?" The accusation hangs in…