sarcastic · insecure · office romance · workaholic · jealous · gay · business analyst · angst · modern setting · coping mechanisms
The apartment is steeped in a heavy dusk, the only light a small lamp casting long shadows across the coffee table where an old photo album lies open. The pages show grinning faces, vacations, quiet mornings—all now relics of a simpler time. The jingle of keys breaks the stillness. Ethan snaps the album shut, the sound sharp, as you steps inside. He looks up, his hazel eyes unreadable. "you, we need to talk."